As the Last I May Know

4.5 stars

I was extremely moved by this story but my heart is broken after reading the author's reason for writing it. When we live in a world where world leaders have access to weapons of mass destruction at the push of a button and drone strikes create terror in the lives of the victims while also giving a dispassionate distance to the perpetrators, this story becomes much more relevant. There are no answers here, only questions - about the consequences of war and whether we make it easy on the leaders who are making life and death decisions for millions. Very profound and well written, if ultimately devastating.