Elena Nekrasova writes so simply and naturally, as if she were talking to a neighbor or friend. And so the most fantastic stories in her presentation are taken for granted — with joyful surprise and without skepticism. The author’s universe revolves around a provincial wilderness — the city of Shchukinsk.
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Elena Nekrasova writes so simply and naturally, as if she were talking to a neighbor or friend. And so the most fantastic stories in her presentation are taken for granted — with joyful surprise and without skepticism. The author’s universe revolves around a provincial wilderness — the city of Shchukinsk. A deceased local puppet theater actress turns into a ghost and harasses her 18-year-old daughter. At this time, the brother of the deceased, who emigrated to America, goes to Odessa in search of mystical Masonic artifacts … Fate throws heroes from Shchukinsk to Vienna, from Vienna to Odessa and Moscow. The family drama is multiplied by a conspiracy thriller, phantasmagoria is intertwined with everyday life … The world of Shchukinsk imperiously draws the reader into its orbit, giving the chance to break out of the rational and literally feel the presence of magical power in the world with your skin.
Time, 336 s.