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Following a personal tragedy Bill Carter embarks on a search for redemption that leads him to war-torn Bosnia. When he joins a maverick aid organisation that delivers food to remote corners of Sarajevo, Bill soon finds himself involved in the lives of the people living in the besieged city. Amidst the sniper bullets and the random explosions that underline the fragility of every moment, Bill discovers a vibrant artistic community that becomes an endless source of inspiration for him, thrumming with music, humour and passion.
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324 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. The Memoir Of A Young Man On An Emotional Rollercoaster Ride From Alaska To Sarajevo To Dublin To Arizona And Back Again.
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'A memoir of grand dimension and its consciousness will become part of your life. I couldn't recommend it more highly.' -- Jim Harrison, author of LEGENDS OF THE FALL
'Carter reaches far beyond personal experience to find the story of a wounded city ... in a nightmare of mindless hatred.' -- Newsweek
'Carter's book deserves a wider audience ... a powerful picture of ordinary people trying to survive in hell.' -- Ink
'Dante's Inferno for the MTV generation.' -- Bono
'FOOLS RUSH IN is a fine telling of a story that can't be told too often.' -- Time Out
'FOOLS RUSH IN is an extraordinary human story. It simmers with a quiet rage and a remarkable self-awareness.' -- Irish Times
'Fiercely intelligent ... Told with the passion of one who came to identify himself with the tragedy of Bosnia.' -- Observer
'His matter-of-fact reportage throws into relief the strength of the human spirit under duress.' -- What's On Magazine
'This drama is an honest, wry, immensely humane look at coming-of-age at the edge of a bomb crater.' -- Doug Stanton, author of IN HARM'S WAY
'This lively book is like GOOD MORNING VIETNAM crossed with a Conrad novel.' -- The Times
'Carter reaches far beyond personal experience to find the story of a wounded city ... in a nightmare of mindless hatred.' -- Newsweek
'Carter's book deserves a wider audience ... a powerful picture of ordinary people trying to survive in hell.' -- Ink
'Dante's Inferno for the MTV generation.' -- Bono
'FOOLS RUSH IN is a fine telling of a story that can't be told too often.' -- Time Out
'FOOLS RUSH IN is an extraordinary human story. It simmers with a quiet rage and a remarkable self-awareness.' -- Irish Times
'Fiercely intelligent ... Told with the passion of one who came to identify himself with the tragedy of Bosnia.' -- Observer
'His matter-of-fact reportage throws into relief the strength of the human spirit under duress.' -- What's On Magazine
'This drama is an honest, wry, immensely humane look at coming-of-age at the edge of a bomb crater.' -- Doug Stanton, author of IN HARM'S WAY
'This lively book is like GOOD MORNING VIETNAM crossed with a Conrad novel.' -- The Times
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- PublisherDoubleday
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0385606818
- ISBN 13 9780385606813
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages324
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