Nevermore

A novel on the brink of psychological prose and magical realism—about the search for the vanished, who turn out to be on the other side of the familiar world. Here they can hear other people’s dreams and feel other people’s pain, they enter a forest that “couldn’t have existed,” rescue girls chosen for sacrifice from the depths, and learn not to destroy the reality around them with a single misfired breath.

«Nevermore» and «The Winter Switch» are the same story told twice: through the eyes of the one being saved and the one who saves. This is a book about mistrust of selfless love and friendship that passes through the most crushing trials. A healing book for those who want to stop being an eternal “one who is saved” and, one day, go into the forest themselves for someone else.

About the author:

Elena Yadrenceva — graduated from the Faculty of Journalism at Moscow State University, completed the Higher Literary Courses, and earned a master’s degree in “Literary Craft.” A finalist of the «Book of the Year» and «Kniguru» awards.

From reviews:

Writer Marina Stepnova: «Elena Yadrenceva is a real mage. Magically powerful writer. She was still studying for her master’s degree, and it was already clear: we aren’t just looking at an author, but a creator. A creator of worlds—magical, fairy-tale, and yet painfully human. If you like stories about good and evil, love and hate, mysteries and adventures—and if you want it written impeccably, then this is where you should come. You can’t stop reading».

Writer Ekaterina Sobol: «Our traumas and fears are a separate universe with its own rules. It’s easy to fall into—and hard to get out of. From this metaphor, Elena Yadrenceva builds a reality that is rare in its originality, where friendship and striving for the light can argue with impenetrable darkness. Sometimes we all want to believe that pain has meaning. Here—it's possible».

Listen to this amazing story, where the fantastic is woven into everyday life and there is no sharp line between “here” and “there,” performed by Maria Orlova, Grigory Perel, Anastasiya Skorik, and Alexander Gavrilin.