Destined To Be A Classic, A Poet's Powerful Look At The Courage Of Resistance When Russia Invaded Ukraine On February 24, 2022, Victoria Amelina Was Busy Writing A Novel, Taking Part In The Country's Literary Scene, And Parenting Her Son. Now She Became Someone New: A War Crimes Researcher And The Chronicler Of Extraordinary Women Like Herself Who Joined The Resistance. These Heroines Include Evgenia, A Prominent Lawyer Turned Soldier, Oleksandra, Who Documented Tens Of Thousands Of War Crimes And Won A Nobel Peace Prize In 2022, And Yulia, A Librarian Who Helped Uncover The Abduction And Murder Of A Children's Book Author. Everyone In Ukraine Knew That Amelina Was Documenting The War. She Photographed The Ruins Of Schools And Cultural Centers; She Recorded The Testimonies Of Survivors And Eyewitnesses To Atrocities. And She Slowly Turned Back Into A Storyteller, Writing What Would Become This Book. On The Evening Of June 27th, 2023, Amelina And Three International Writers Stopped For Dinner In The Embattled Donetsk Region. When A Russian Cruise Missile Hit The Restaurant, Amelina Suffered Grievous Head Injuries, And Lost Consciousness. She Died On July 1st. She Was Thirty-seven. She Left Behind An Incredible Account Of The Ravages Of War And The Cost Of Resistance. Honest, Intimate, And Wry, This Book Will Be Celebrated As A Classic-- Provided By Publisher.