It's Only a Dream

If you consider the questions “Why do I live?”, “Who am I?”, “What do I want?”, “What should I do?” and “Why is it like this?” to be rhetorical, obvious, or easily resolved when the occasion arises, then Olga Yunyazova’s books are not for you. And there are no ready-made answers in them. There are riddles and clues leading to unexpected discoveries and new questions—they outline the paths of the two main characters, Oksana and Alexander. “It’s Only a Dream” is the first part of a fascinating story.
Oksana is the head of a large company; her whole life is centered around work; only illness can distract her from wars with competitors and business plans. At a sanatorium she meets a fellow sufferer who shares with her his ideas and doubts about dreams and reality, the structure of the world, and human capabilities. Or rather, Vasily Sergeyevich teaches her the most important thing: to ask questions…
Alexander served in “hot spots,” and now, in peaceful city life, cannot find his place—this soldier, accustomed to commanders deciding everything for him, has neither money, nor health, nor purpose. He leaves for the village, to his great-grandfather’s house—his great-grandfather had been a healer known throughout the region. The healer left behind “students.” From them, and through his own experience, Alexander receives approximately the same knowledge as Oksana. He begins to have questions, and that means his movement toward a goal begins… or toward a meeting?…