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Reviewed by Asher Syed for Readers' Favorite
M.J. Loveric's memoir, A Dime For Peace, retells her dramatic journey from war-torn Sarajevo to a new beginning in New Zealand. Loveric starts by sharing her childhood, which was really terrible for anyone, but especially a child, with issues of severe illness, economic hardship, and the escalating conflict in the Bosnian War in the early 1990s. Later, she received an offer from a friend in New Zealand saying she would help Loveric immigrate. Over time, bureaucratic hurdles, and financial constraints, she secures a Croatian passport. Once in Trieste, she successfully gets the necessary funds and, despite the ongoing war’s impact on her mental state, makes her way to Auckland. There, she has to adapt to cultural differences and difficulty with employment, but ultimately begins a new and promising chapter in her life.
A Dime for Peace by M.J. Loveric spans decades, and she has written her story in a simple, clear, and unadorned writing style to effectively convey her experiences. I found her family dynamics to be interesting, marked by her mother's dominance and her grandfather's rebellion against the regime. There is a real sense of the the personal dilemmas of juggling loyalty and survival during turbulent times that isn't lost on a reader, especially in a shifting political climate and understanding the costs of wartime decisions. Loveric’s ability to pull together her life story and pair it with historical events is a powerful testament to her resilience and a moving reflection on the impact of political upheaval on individual lives. Readers who like memoirs of everyday people maneuvering through extraordinary circumstances will find that in Loveric's work, and in abundance.
