Hope is the result of a collaboration between artist Sarah Hildebrand and three social anthropologists from the University of Bern. Moving away from sensationalist reporting, Hope follows the paths of people crossing borders to achieve a significant goal: to have a child, to live a longer life, or to lead an autonomous existence, all captured through striking photographs and empathetic texts. The authors sensitively recount the hope for a child through the reproductive work of a foreign woman, the anticipation of moving up the waiting list for an organ donation, and they trace the hopes of refugees who have disappeared at sea or perished on Europe's shores. A sensitive, sincere, and human book.