A family torn apart by conflict in Kosovo are transported to London where they attempt to rebuild their shattered lives one piece at a time.
After paramilitaries attack Aferdita’s village she loses everything: her husband, her homeland, her children. Found, wounded and discarded, by a NATO patrol, she is brought to England for live-saving surgery. After years of counselling she is finally beginning to come to terms with her past and dare to dream of some kind of future.
Bora was stolen from Kosovo and brought to England in the back of a transit van. To deal with the depravity of her forced existence she fantasises about travelling to the outer reaches of the galaxy. Peace and beauty to overcome the chaos and hatred she experiences daily.
Fatjon travelled across Europe with a bicycle and a knife to find his family. They think he is dead, and he suspects they might be too, but a promise is a promise.
Bojan was always in love with Aferdita, but duty came first and he let her slip from his grasp. Twenty years later he is ordered to command the attack on her village.
Jeremiah is an angel. He thinks.