A powerful blend of documentary and military fiction inspired by the experiences of award-winning war correspondent Mstyslav Chernov. Four intertwined stories reveal the horrors of war through the eyes of a guilt-ridden doctor, a mysterious sociopath, a woman struggling to survive bombings in Russian-occupied Eastern Ukraine, and a forensic expert fighting to save her marriage. The novel shifts between Ukraine’s war zone, southern Europe, and Southeast Asia, exploring existential conflict and the blurred line between dream and reality.