A Constellation of Vital Phenomena: A NovelNew York Times Notable Book of the Year * Washington Post Top Ten Book of the Year In a small rural village in Chechnya, eight year old Havaa watches from the woods as Russian soldiers abduct her father in the middle of the night and then set fire to her home. When their lifelong neighbor Akhmed finds Havaa hiding in the forest with a strange blue suitcase, he makes a decision that will forever change their lives. He will seek refuge at the abandoned