Another Day In Paradise is a fictionalized memoir based on the author's experiences in the 90s triggered by the war in Bosnia, covering her escape and subsequent adventures in London.
The story begins with the conflict in the Balkans and is written from the perspective of a nineteen year old woman, starting with the war which leads to displacement and survival followed by hope and adjustment.
It turns into a fascinating insight into London life and its characters as seen through her eyes. The pace and vivid writing style work well with each chapter delivering a gripping recollection of real situations and diverse characters.
Sporadic fighting in Sarajevo during the spring of 1992 ignited the full-blown war. The burgeoning conflict which had swept across the neighboring Slovenia and Croatia rapidly pulled us into its mighty spin. At the beginning, I was not alarmed by the presence of the European onlookers at the BB nightclub bar, quietly sipping their cocktails. I have never thought that our teenage bubble would burst. It was only when my best friend Sara escaped to London after the rising wave of hostility that the enormity of what was happening dawned on me. Even now, when I look back behind the decades that had passed, I can still hear that tumultuous noise of the war. Yet at the same time my mental pictures look like they were taken through the layer of mist, almost surreal as though the war had never really happened at all. But of course, like a big storm, it swept us off our feet and changed the course of our lives forever.