When The Hills Ask For Your Blood: A Personal Story of Genocide and Rwanda

Beyond all That is a gripping, tripartite account of the horrific days of the Rwandan genocide. At the book's heart is the story of a Croatian priest, Vjeko Curic, who stayed in Rwanda when all others left and who, with immense bravery, saved the lives of an estimated 5,000 people. He was murdered in 1998. The second story is that of Odette - herself saved by Curic - and her husband, Jean Pierre, who spent 80 days in a cesspit, emerging nearly insane and weighing six stone. And there's David's own story: a story of how, when he most needed it, his courage deserted him.

Beyond All That takes us to the genocide itself through the eyes of each of those people, and then it takes us back to Rwanda to find out what happened next. It is, in part, a mystery - who killed Curic?; an exploration of the possibility of forgiveness - should Jean-Pierre meet with the man who says he was responsible for the killing of his family?; and an exploration of the failure of courage. Belton's own moment of weakness, though small of itself, has haunted him to this day. Is it possible to get 'beyond all that' and achieve any meaningful reconciliation and peace in a country defined by its horrific past?