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Since Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Dagens Nyheter's Anna-Lena Loren, with her direct style and clear analytical skills, has become one of the most important and appreciated voices among Swedish readers. In addition to field coverage in Russia and Ukraine, Lauren wrote a series of personal essays about the situation in Russia and Ukraine during that period. Together, these articles form a comprehensive story about war, about Putin and Zelensky, about invasion and the struggle for freedom, about grief and hope, about propaganda, about victims, and about attempts to ignore the truth and escape guilt. It is also a story about language and freedom of expression, and about the experience of being a war correspondent, a mother, and a woman in a country ruled by propaganda and hate speech. Just over a year after the outbreak of war, she was expelled from Russia. She moves to Kiev and starts a new life there, in a city that is constantly bombed, but she does her best to maintain normalcy. It is a form of resistance. As the war continues, there is no room for reconciliation. A selection of Loren's articles in DN alternate with new material, shedding light on the realities of life in wartime. How life continues as usual in many ways, even though everything is different. From life on the front to ballet lessons in Kiev, this is a book that makes us understand and feel the war that has once again invaded Europe.