Siobhan Darrow, former star correspondent for CNN, has covered the world’s hottest war zones over the past two decades, reporting from the front lines in Moscow, Chechnya, the Balkans, Albania and Northern Ireland.

Whether dodging bullets in an occupied village, interviewing world leaders, sharing the pain and disorientation of refugees on the move, or piecing her life together after a failed love affair, Darrow approaches all with the same honesty–and seat-of-the-pants courage–that established her reputation as a premiere reporter. Here is a riveting memoir of a woman finding her own way, and her own happy ending, amid extraordinary circumstances.