Yeva speaks a truth that all of us, young and old, must listen to.

Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse

The most important story of our times told from the inside by the best narrator: a wise twelve-year-old girl.

Viv Groskop, comedian, writer and podcaster

This book has touched my heart in a way that I am finding hard to put into words. Everyone, absolutely everyone, should read it. You will love Yeva.

Christy Lefteri, No.1 international bestselling author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo

This is one of those extraordinary books that will haunt readers for a very long time.

Irish Times

[A] heartbreaking revelation of war through a child's eyes.

Telegraph

This is the eloquently written and important hour-by-hour account of what happened on and after February 24, 2022, when Yeva Skalietska woke up to the sound of explosions in her home town of Kharkiv, near Ukraine's Russian border. She had just turned 12 and had lived an ordinary, happy life until that moment. Her diary tells of the days of taking refuge in basements, then fleeing to western Ukraine and Hungary before she and her grandmother found safety and a new home in Dublin. The book has contributions from some of Yeva's friends who are still in Ukraine, and is a rare and moving chronicle of war from the point of view of children.

The Sunday Times