Documenting her family's escape from the killings of Armenians in Baku, Liyah shares a child’s perspective of war and violence. She describes her personal experience of becoming a refugee. Liyah takes the reader into her most personal space along with her struggle with identity, assimilation, and PTSD. Her loss of innocence, longing for a childhood, and survivor's guilt is conveyed through her emotional reflection. We meet a child who finds safety in detachment. The memoir gives readers a glimpse of what it means to be a newcomer in America. We learn about the mental health struggles of those arriving from war and violent conflicts. This memoir captures life's inability to break the human spirit when a family is imbued with unwavering faith, unconditional gratitude, and sheer determination.