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While around her, ethnic tensions are stoked by totalitarian leaders with violent agendas, Stefanovic's early life is filled with Yugo rock, inadvisable crushes, and the quirky ups and downs of life in a socialist state. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the political situation grows more dire, the Stefanovics travel back and forth between faraway, peaceful Australia, where they can't seem to fit in, and their turbulent homeland, which they can't seem to shake. Meanwhile, Yugoslavia collapses into the bloodiest European conflict in recent history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing warlords and beauty queens, tiger cubs and Baby-Sitters Clubs, Sofija Stefanovic's memoir is a window to a complicated culture that she both cherishes and resents. Revealing war and immigration from the crucial viewpoint of women and children, Stefanovic chronicles her own coming-of-age, both as a woman and as an artist who yearns to take control of her own story. Refreshingly candid, poignant, and illuminating, \u003ci\u003eMiss Ex-Yugoslavia\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a vital new voice to the immigrant narrative.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49511018135825,"sku":"GOR010183960","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50255807807761,"sku":"CIN1501165747VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50299592769809,"sku":"CIN1501165747G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1501165747.jpg?v=1750796434"},{"product_id":"miss-ex-yugoslavia-book-sofija-stefanovic-9781501165757","title":"Miss Ex-Yugoslavia","description":"\u003cb\u003eA funny and tragic and beautiful in all the right places (Jenny Lawson, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller author of \u003ci\u003eFuriously Happy\u003c\/i\u003e) memoir about the immigrant experience and life as a perpetual fish-out-of-water, from the acclaimed Serbian-Australian storyteller.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSofija Stefanovic makes the first of many awkward entrances in 1982, when she is born in socialist Yugoslavia. The circumstances of her birth (a blackout, gasoline shortages, bickering parents) don't exactly get her off to a running start. While around her, ethnic tensions are stoked by totalitarian leaders with violent agendas, Stefanovic's early life is filled with Yugo rock, inadvisable crushes, and the quirky ups and downs of life in a socialist state. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the political situation grows more dire, the Stefanovics travel back and forth between faraway, peaceful Australia, where they can't seem to fit in, and their turbulent homeland, which they can't seem to shake. Meanwhile, Yugoslavia collapses into the bloodiest European conflict in recent history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing warlords and beauty queens, tiger cubs and Baby-Sitters Clubs, Sofija Stefanovic's memoir is a window to a complicated culture that she both cherishes and resents. Revealing war and immigration from the crucial viewpoint of women and children, Stefanovic chronicles her own coming-of-age, both as a woman and as an artist. Refreshingly candid, poignant, and illuminating, Stefanovic's story is as unique and wacky as it is important (\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49552100884753,"sku":"GOR011316463","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50378545660177,"sku":"CIN1501165755VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51030979707153,"sku":"NIN9781501165757","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53648071524625,"sku":"CIN1501165755G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1501165755.jpg?v=1751406188"},{"product_id":"alien-nation-book-sofija-stefanovic-9780063062054","title":"Alien Nation","description":"Compelling and inspirational, Alien Nation is a celebration of immigration and an exploration of culture shock, isolation and community, loneliness and hope, heartbreak and promiseits a poignant reminder of our shared humanity at a time we need it greatly, and a thoughtful, entertaining tribute to cultural diversity.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49744965402897,"sku":"NGR9780063062054","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50101643346193,"sku":"CIN0063062054G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53031421772049,"sku":"NLS9780063062054","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0063062054.jpg?v=1751100694"},{"product_id":"101-things-to-to-before-you-grow-up-or-before-you-get-too-old-to-enjoy-them-book-sofija-stefanovic-9781741856255","title":"101 Things to to before you GROW UP (Or before you get too old to enjoy them!)","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50410306404625,"sku":"CIN1741856256VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52107327308049,"sku":"CIN1741856256G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1741856256.jpg?v=1750865188"},{"product_id":"alien-nation-36-true-tales-of-immigration-book-sofija-stefanovic-9780063062047","title":"Alien Nation: 36 True Tales of Immigration","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of 36 extraordinary stories originally told on stage, featuring work by writers, entertainers, thinkers, and community leaders. 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