That very story, where every painting has its own secret.
Katya, a high school student, has her life shattered overnight: an injury dashes her dream of becoming an artist, plans for the future crumble, friends turn away, and the person she loves turns out to be nothing like the one she thought she knew.
And yet, it is precisely at this moment in her life that the impossible appears— a mysterious young man winking from a portrait, and the Higher School of Rescue Art, hidden within the walls of the Hermitage.
Katya will have to study and uncover an unusual gift—finding people forcibly trapped in paintings. But at the academy they are not pleased with her; her arrival sparks irritation and hatred, and she’ll have to fight for the right to remain here.
Will Katya be able to overcome her own insecurity, endure the contempt of her classmates, and find a mentor who will help her prove: she belongs here—and is ready to rescue those locked behind the frames of paintings in art galleries?