‘In a town where survival is a daily battle, there are those who seek justice... Overnight, Seka Torlak’s life as a regular teenager is upended as Srebrenica, her once peaceful town, falls under siege and she faces starvation, shelling, and sniper attacks. When desperately needed antibiotics and food disappear and are sold on the black market, Seka vows to investigate the corruption and bring the culprits to justice.

As the war ravages Srebrenica, Seka's resilience is tested as she navigates loss, fear, and the harsh realities of war. Yet, amidst the devastation, she finds a glimmer of hope as her relationship with Ramo blossoms from friendship to love. But as she fights for justice and love, will Seka triumph, or will the brutal war tear everything she holds dear apart?

'Devastating descriptions of the gory consequences of war are the standout scenes here. Still, Seka experiences moments of beauty and joy, all lushly described… An assiduously researched, cleareyed depiction of genocide.' Kirkus Review

📚 You’re Invited to the Launch of Time Kneels Between Mountains 📚

I’m thrilled to announce that my new novel, Time Kneels Between Mountains, will be launching on

📅 Saturday 1st November 2025🕥 2 - 4pm 

📍  Hunt Club Community & Arts Centre, 775 Ballarat Road, Deer Park

💲 Entry to event, at no charge 

This is going to be an event to remember:

📖 The brilliant Alice Pung will be our MC

🎤 The incredible Demet Divaroren will officially launch the book

🍰 There will be a book-themed cake and food to share

📚 Books will be available for purchase and signing

🎉 Most importantly, we’ll be celebrating the seven years of writing and research that brought this story into the world​

Come along for an evening of stories, community, and joy. Let’s mark this milestone together in the best way possible — with friends, food, and books.

RSVP: www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1470101 

 I can’t wait to see you there!

Amra Pajalić is an award-winning author, educator, and PhD researcher of Bosnian heritage whose work explores how fiction represents the Bosnian genocide. She won the 2009 Melbourne Prize for Literature's Civic Choice Award for her debut novel The Good Daughter, re-released as Sabiha's Dilemma (Pishukin Press, 2022). The anthology she co-edited, Growing up Muslim in Australia (Allen and Unwin, 2014), was shortlisted for the 2015 Children's Book Council of the year awards. Her memoir Things Nobody Knows But Me (Transit Lounge, 2019) was shortlisted for the 2020 National Biography Award. She is the author of the Sassy Saints series and the forthcoming Seka Torlak historical-mystery series, beginning with Time Kneels Between Mountains and companion essay collection that examine the legacy of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide. www.amrapajalic.com

Demet Divaroren is the award-winning author of Living on Hope Street and co-editor of the CBCA-shortlisted anthology Growing up Muslim in Australia. Her work explores multiculturalism, cross-cultural relationships, racism, injustice, and what it means to be human, with Blood Moon Bride marking her second novel.

Alice Pung is the bestselling author of the memoirs Unpolished Gem and Her Father’s Daughter, the novels Laurinda and One Hundred Days, the essay collection Close to Home, as well as the editor of the anthologies Growing Up Asian in Australia and My First Lesson. Her books have been published internationally, including in the US, UK, Italy, Germany and Indonesia.

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Hunt Club Community and Arts Centre
775 Ballarat Rd, Deer Park VIC 3023

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