Immigrated: A Memoir
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- Author：Nadija Mujagic
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Reviews
Stephanie Jane
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See more of my book reviews on my blog， Literary FlitsImmigrated is the second volume of Nadija Mujagic's memoirs。 It follows on from Ten Thousand Shells And Counting which I read in August。 Though the Bosnian War has ceased and Mujagic finds herself swiftly transplanted to a new life in Boston， America， in many ways the conflict is still raging for her。 Immigrated takes us through her experiences during her first few years in America， struggling to cope with unexpected culture shock， isolation See more of my book reviews on my blog， Literary FlitsImmigrated is the second volume of Nadija Mujagic's memoirs。 It follows on from Ten Thousand Shells And Counting which I read in August。 Though the Bosnian War has ceased and Mujagic finds herself swiftly transplanted to a new life in Boston， America， in many ways the conflict is still raging for her。 Immigrated takes us through her experiences during her first few years in America， struggling to cope with unexpected culture shock， isolation and the whims of a callous husband， while also being afflicted with severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder。 I felt that this memoir gave such a vivid depiction of what it is like to live with this disorder especially as Mujagic was initially unaware of the cause of her repeated panic attacks and inability to connect with people around her。 Instead of suggesting counselling and mental health support， her new American husband arranged for her to live alone on a Cape Cod island thereby probably exacerbating her problems instead of helping her to alleviate them。I would certainly recommend reading Immigrated to anyone who wants a better understanding of how PTSD affects war survivors and how their adrenaline and survival responses can be triggered in seemingly innocent situations， miles and years from the causal events。 Fortunately Mujagic does eventually find a way out of the morass - the princess rescues herself！ - through dedicating herself to her education and， particularly， to her writing for which I am grateful because I would not otherwise have been able to read either of her insightful and searingly honest memoirs。 。。。more
Janilyn Kocher
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Immigrated is an interesting read about a young Bosnian woman who arrived in the US as a young bride in the late 1990s。 Much Of her memoir is about becoming accustomed to life in the US and adjustments she made。 She references her former life in Bosnia， about surviving the war and how it impacted her and her family。 I haven’t come across many memoirs from Bosnia so I read this one with great interest。 Thanks to Pioneer Publishing and NetGalley for the advance read。
Sheila
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I can't imagine What Nadija went through coming to America from Bosnia at age 19 and no one knowing her language， newly married， not knowing the country or customs。 Her husband was strange， luckily he helped her with school and jobs。 She had PTSD from the war she survived， and between that and her new country， it was hard。 I won a copy of this book through LibraryThing。 I can't imagine What Nadija went through coming to America from Bosnia at age 19 and no one knowing her language， newly married， not knowing the country or customs。 Her husband was strange， luckily he helped her with school and jobs。 She had PTSD from the war she survived， and between that and her new country， it was hard。 I won a copy of this book through LibraryThing。 。。。more
Amy
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Another well-written， interesting book from this author （her first which I read was Ten Thousand Shells and Counting）。 The writing is similar to her first book in that it is clear and concise， but this one has a tone of more healing and introspection。 She provides more broad themes and observations on both being an immigrant， healing， and being a war survivor。 You cheer for her as she finds her way to make a new life in the USA and is able to discover herself， overcoming so many challenges。
Kathleen Riggs
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Immigrated A Memoir。A Teenage War SurvivalThis book is about Nadija Mujagic who grew up in Bosnia and was in the Bosnian war。 It is about Nadija’s life after fleeing from her native country at the age of 19 moving to the USA and coping with isolation in a new country。 Nadia marries an American called Matteo， and not only is Nadija still haunted by her demons from the Bosnian War， but she has also fallen into an abusive marriage， which magnifies and extends her war trauma daily。Nadija has to deal Immigrated A Memoir。A Teenage War SurvivalThis book is about Nadija Mujagic who grew up in Bosnia and was in the Bosnian war。 It is about Nadija’s life after fleeing from her native country at the age of 19 moving to the USA and coping with isolation in a new country。 Nadia marries an American called Matteo， and not only is Nadija still haunted by her demons from the Bosnian War， but she has also fallen into an abusive marriage， which magnifies and extends her war trauma daily。Nadija has to deal with her demons from the war head on whilst dealing with verbal and physical abuse from her husband， making mistakes and learning life lessons with friends， family， and work。 Eventually Nadija realises after being diagnosed that she suffers from PTSD。 From this diagnosis life can start to heal。 A profoundly moving story of people who are brought up during a war and the unimaginable horrors they witness and how they need positive understanding people around them and professional help to heal and move on with life。I received an advance review copy for free from BookSirens， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。 。。。more
Susan Mitchell
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Immigrated: A Memoir， is the story of a young girl trying to escape the tragedy of war torn Bosnia and conform to her new life in America。 She quickly learns that adapting to a new culture presents challenges as well， and her marriage seems to be one based on questionable pretenses。 At times the writing is broken and unsophisticated， but I wondered if this was intentional as the author learned to express herself more concisely in English。 The author learns that education is the key to opening do Immigrated: A Memoir， is the story of a young girl trying to escape the tragedy of war torn Bosnia and conform to her new life in America。 She quickly learns that adapting to a new culture presents challenges as well， and her marriage seems to be one based on questionable pretenses。 At times the writing is broken and unsophisticated， but I wondered if this was intentional as the author learned to express herself more concisely in English。 The author learns that education is the key to opening doors to a new future， and she appears to be happiest when she is taking classes at Harvard。 The treatment she receives from her "husband" is difficult to reconcile with his desire to rescue her from war torn Bosnia， but she seems unfazed by his unpredictable behavior because she doesn't deem herself worthy of real love。 She is thankful that he pays her tuition and ultimately， education provides her with the new beginning she so desperately needs。 The author finds her voice more eloquently towards the end of the book， and again， I wondered if this was intentional as she is beginning to gain self confidence and hope for her future。 。。。more
Jean
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As soon as I began reading Immigrated， I suspected that the author had done a lot of writing。 Her style captured my interest and held it。 Moreover， aspects of her personality shone through。 As I read I was impressed by her ability to share with her readers， to be vulnerable。I learned about the trauma left within the survivors of war， from her own account rather than from a textbook。 Immigrated is not a war memoir; nor a textbook。 It does however recount some of the challenges faced by people who As soon as I began reading Immigrated， I suspected that the author had done a lot of writing。 Her style captured my interest and held it。 Moreover， aspects of her personality shone through。 As I read I was impressed by her ability to share with her readers， to be vulnerable。I learned about the trauma left within the survivors of war， from her own account rather than from a textbook。 Immigrated is not a war memoir; nor a textbook。 It does however recount some of the challenges faced by people who endured war and those faced by people who willing choose to become a resident in another land and/or culture。One of my grandmothers came to the US as a young woman。 I never heard much about her experiences of adapting to a different country。 It gave me a deeper appreciation for my grandmother’s bravery and persistence。I admire and recommend this memoir。 I received an advance review copy for free， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。 。。。more
Nancy Willard
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