Remember Me

Revised Edition

By: Sanela Ramic Jurich

Narrated by: Lindsay Carrillo

Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

At the innocent age of 15, Selma is just beginning to experience the power of her first love. 

Unfortunately, living in Bosnia in 1992, Selma and her parents soon find themselves targets of the Bosnian War, and her father is arrested by the Serb Army and held for questioning. In an attempt to protect her daughter, Selma's mother sends Selma to stay with her aunt, but that seems to be a mistake. 

Days after arriving, the city is attacked, her family members are murdered before her eyes, and Selma is thrown into a concentration camp where she lives out her worst nightmare. After losing nearly all those she loves, being abused by those whom she once trusted, and witnessing prejudice at its ugliest, Selma isn't sure she even wants to stay alive. Will Selma ever escape from room ten alive? And if she does, will her broken spirit ever recover? Will she have any family to return to? Will she ever find love again? 

Follow Selma's journey through love, despair, hope, and peace in author Sanela Jurich's Remember Me. Experience the brutality of the Bosnian Genocide, but see how God's hand restores Selma's life tenfold. Understand the courage it takes to face your attackers and relive the pain in the name of justice. Discover whether love can blossom from beneath the rubble of war.

©2011, 2015 Sanela Ramic Jurich (P)2022 Sanela Ramic Jurich

Powerful and Moving

At the age of 15 Selma is a young girl entering adulthood with the innocence experienced only by the young. Newly in love, deciding her future of college and her career, Selma is set for life until the war arrives in Bosnia in 1992 unleashing the vile evilness only humankind can create and foster. Trust is not something she can afford to have in her neighbors, friends, or anyone after a trusted family friend brutally violates her repeatedly. She has no one she can trust, all she has loved is gone, and she has no hope of surviving unless God answers her prayers.

The author, Sanela Ramic Jurich paints a devasting picture of what Selma’s life becomes and the effects of war. She does not spare the listener with soft descriptions but rather gives them the bare truth of war and the horrible devasting actions of evil men subjecting women and children to extremes in suffering. Each character is skillfully built and developed into vivid people that are forced to suffer the most painful, devastating emotional and physical pain a human can endure. She eases her listeners into the story by showing us familiar acts and emotions – shopping, falling in love, family and friendships. The suddenness of the war reaching her hometown is unexpected and jarring and where she highlights the despair, pain, raw emotions, fear, and more. The love story between two people is amazing and provides hope and renewal. She brings the story full circle and demonstrates that healing is possible. The story flows steadily. Not only are her words powerful but her imagery is as well.

The narrator, Lindsay Carrillo provides a moving performance projecting the excitement, love, and passion for life that Selma has until the unthinkable happens. She then projects the horror, pain, despair, anger, and more with each passing word. It is as if she has become Selma with each passing word. Carrillo takes the listeners through the renewal of Selma as she confronts her attacker and reclaims some of what she has lost. I have not had the pleasure of hearing Carrillo prior to this book, but her performance is amazing.

Overall, this is a book that must be read or heard in order to appreciate the strength and sufferings of those who endure such atrocities. It is powerful with raw emotions. I am thankful for the opportunity to hear and review this book.

There were no issues with the quality or production of this audiobook.

Captivating Engaging So Relevant in Today's World

Sanela Ramic Jurich's novel, Remember Me, pulls the reader into the world of Selma, a young teenager, who dreams of a future with Johnny and has her world turned upside down by the horrors of the Bosnian War. This is a very personal story of how the "ethnic cleansing" of the Serbian Army tore apart the world of a young teenager. At the same time Selma's story leaves the reader at the end with hope for a world of peace and healing.

Sanela Ramic Jurich has a gift for sharing the very real feelings of her characters with the reader. I felt I really knew what Selma and the other characters created by Sanela were feeling. My emotions rose and fell with the feelings of her characters. Her story helped me to understand what the people of Ukraine are going through now. My hope for the citizens of Ukraine is that their journey will evolve as Selma's does.

Sanela Ramic Jurich's novel, Remember Me, should give the reader a reason for not letting the horrors of the Bosnian War to continue ever again in the world.

The narrator, Lindsay Carrillo, does an excellent job of guiding the listener through Selma's story. Her calm, yet reflective style leaves room for the listener to travel along with Selma through her very emotional journey.

Enjoyed this story so very much

Though an avid reader, this was my first Audiobook. I loved being told a story. I loved the voice of the characters and feeling their experiences. I was not distracted by reading words and could listen with my whole self. Such a story of life, war, sadness and hope. I will learn more about this horrible war and the people affected by it. We all need to know what humanity is capable of. Thank you.

Beautiful story

I read this book in both languages a while ago and now i listenened to the narration of it. Even though it’s the same story, each version gave me a diferent experience. It’s such a good book. A beautiful story of resiliance and survival. Five stars all around.