Beginner's pluck: 'Black Butterflies' author Priscilla Morris

This astonishing debut shows kindness in the face of trauma, and illustrates how art helps to overcome a part of tragedy

Priscilla Morris: 'It’s based on two family stories — of my father rescuing his parents in law, and a great uncle escaping after his art was burnt.' Picture: Conor Horgan

Of Yugoslav and Cornish parentage, Priscilla spent her childhood summers in Sarajevo.

“I was 19 when war broke out. It was a huge shock watching it unfold.”