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A mountain Greek village in despair. A humble mule from Kentucky. A forgotten chapter of postwar reconstruction and a timely reminder of the enduring value of international cooperation. In the difficult years after World War II, remote mountain villages in Greece struggled to survive. With the animals that sustained rural life largely lost to the war, fields lay untended and villages abandoned. From the United States came an unexpected lifeline: thousands of horses and mules to places where hope had nearly vanished. Mourka was one of them. Told in Mourka’s own voice, this historical novel bears witness to what can be achieved by cooperation between peoples, and what could be lost if commitments to humanitarian values and international cooperation fade.