The Reluctant Hunter

<p>In the spring of 1992 as the formerly communist country of Yugoslavia begins to disintegrate into mayhem Jusuf Pasalic a college-age secular Muslim is surprised by a thundering knock at his front door in the hamlet of Kljuc Bosnia. Moments later he is riding in a convoy of Serbian trucks transporting hundreds of Muslim men and boys to a concentration camp. After escaping Jusuf is intent on returning home to save his mother a devout Muslim before she too is caught up in a region-wide campaign of ethnic cleansing.</p><p>Jusuf like his deceased father is a superb marksman but unlike his father he loathes hunting. He is now without a weapon when he needs one most. Forced to survive in harrowing circumstances he struggles to understand why his Serbian friends are suddenly his enemies. After weeks on the run Jusuf is emaciated exhausted and looking for refuge when a young woman and her father take him in to their home. But even as Jusuf continues to try to locate his mother the young couple fall in love further complicating his goal of returning home to carry his mother to safety. A lifelong friend of Jusuf's now fighting with the enemy is intent on proving to Jusuf that his mother is still alive but Serbian soldiers on the front lines have another idea about the fate of this innocent Muslim woman.</p><p>In this poignant historical tale Jusuf is faced with an agonizing choice on how to protect his mother's honor-a decision that will change his life forever.</p>