A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra

This is a phenomenally beautifully written book about a profoundly disturbing time in history. Most of the story takes place in five days in Chechnya in 2004 with lots of leaping back in time for context and back story.  The wars are over but the destruction and repression remain.  The utter futility of war couldn't be more eloquently described.  Akhmed is prepared to do anything to save his eight year old neighbor Havaa after her father is "disappeared" by the feds.  They escape to a hospital nearby where the only doctor left is the enigmatic Sonja.  As the story unfolds their lives turn out to be connected in multiple ways.  You care profoundly for all of them and their story is gripping but it is the writing that is so unbelievably beautiful.  If I could think of more superlatives to use, I would use them.