Sisters Atka Reid and Hana Schofield and their family were sponsored by a Christchurch family to move to New Zealand from war-torn Bosnia 18 years ago. Their story, Goodbye Sarajevo, has just hit number one in the international besteller lists in New Zealand, beating out royalty in the process.
Christchurch City Libraries played a vital part in the book’s creation, becoming a virtual office for the pair as they put the book together.
In this nine-minute interview, Atka Reid and Hana Schofield talk about their book, family, perseverance, and the similarities between war and post-earthquake life. Atka is speaking first [9 min 34 sec, 9Mb .mp3]:
Christchurch City Libraries Blog 