''Natasha's Story'' is a 1994 book by

war correspondent A war correspondent is a journalist who covers stories first-hand from a war, war zone. War correspondence stands as one of journalism's most important and impactful forms. War correspondents operate in the most conflict-ridden parts of the wor ...

Michael Nicholson Michael Nicholson (9 January 1937 – 11 December 2016) was an English journalist and newscaster, specializing in war reporting. He was ITN's Senior Foreign Correspondent. Early life Nicholson was born in Romford, Essex, on 9 January 1937, th ...

and is based on his work for the British news broadcaster,

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. Deeply shocked about the catastrophic situation of 200 orphaned children in

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, Nicholson adopted a girl, Natasha, under adventurous circumstances and gave her a new home in England. The film ''

Welcome to Sarajevo ''Welcome to Sarajevo'' is a 1997 war drama film directed by Michael Winterbottom, written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and is based on the book '' Natasha's Story'' by Michael Nicholson. The film stars Stephen Dillane, Woody Harrelson, Marisa Tome ...

'' is based on it.

References

* ''Natasha's Story'' by Michael Nicholson (London: Pan in association with Macmillan, 1994). . 1994 non-fiction books Siege of Sarajevo in non-fiction Non-fiction books about the Bosnian War Cultural depictions of Bosnia and Herzegovina people {{Europe-hist-book-stub