Her first novel from 1986, The Scent of Rain in the Balkans became a success and a bestseller. It is based on the history of her Sephardic family.
The life of each of the seven children is set against historical events in Europe: from the asassination of Franz Ferdinand to the liberation of Belgrad from the Nazis.
The novel was filmed and adapted into a play and a ballet.
The Borderland published it in 2012.