The small backs of children

Description:

In a war-torn village in Eastern Europe, an American photographer captures a heart-stopping image: a young girl flying toward the lens, fleeing a fiery explosion that has engulfed her home and family. The image, instantly iconic, garners acclaim and prizes and, in the United States, becomes a subject of obsession for one writer, the photographer's best friend, who has suffered a devastating tragedy of her own.

subjects: Depression in women,  War and families,  Women authors,  Adoption,  Fiction,  American literature,  Photographs,  Authors,  Women artists,  Orphans,  Intercountry adoption,  Children and war,  Artists,  LGBTQ novels,  Fiction, psychological,  Authors, fiction,  Women artists, fiction

Places: Eastern Europe,  United States