Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War

by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, Laura L. Sullivan

352 pages, Paperback

Expected publication April 7, 2026

About the author

Amra Sabic-El-Rayess is from Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She is an ethnic cleansing survivor. She emigrated to the United States in 1996. She earned a BA in Economics from Brown University and two Masters degrees and a Doctorate from Columbia University. Currently she is a professor at Columbia University’s Teachers College with research focus on how and why societies fall apart and what role education can play in rebuilding decimated countries. She has published numerous articles and research papers on education-related issues and has lectured around the world.