The theme of strong yet vulnerable women—so powerfully explored by Nariné Kroyan in her earlier novels—continues at the heart of this new work. The story unfolds over the forty-four days of the 2020 war.

Sona, the novel’s protagonist, has moved to Stepanakert with her husband in order to remain close to their son, who is completing his military service nearby. On the morning of September 27, 2020, the first day of the war, Sona and the city’s residents are awakened by missile strikes and shelling. Her husband immediately leaves for the battlefield in search of their son. Unable to endure the uncertainty, Sona soon sets out after them.

What follows is a journey through war, destruction, and profound personal fear. Faced with death and devastation at every turn, Sona must confront an impossible reality: her son is fighting at the front, while her husband has been taken prisoner.

At the same time, another unexpected truth changes everything—Sona is pregnant. Against the backdrop of war, her body becomes a fragile symbol of continuity and new life, even as the world around her is collapsing.

Will she find her son? Can she bring her husband home? And what will remain of this family when November 9 arrives? Through Sona’s story, Nariné Kroyan explores motherhood, resilience, fear, love, and the human instinct to preserve life in the midst of destruction.