Filka's Cliff

In one Urals city there is a small grove with a strange round house—the Filka’s Cliff. Children adore this place, while adults avoid it because of a bad rumor about it. They say that during the Civil War a healer Filka treated people here until, one day, something terrible happened. Since then, this place “infects” everyone who comes near with its secret. A forgetful teacher, a boy who hears voices, a mailman gone wild with passion, a priest who refuses his gift, and three friends bound together by betrayal—each of them will feel the influence of Filka’s Cliff. And no one will remain the same. Nastassya Renzhina, writer and author of bestseller “Grandma told me to sit quietly,” writes: “ ‘Filka’s Cliff’ is like a patchwork quilt, where each element, each story is bright and memorable. Anna Chudinova sews them together stitch by stitch into a novel canvas and unfolds it fully before the reader. Under this quilt you’ll feel warmth, then discomfort, then funny moments, then scary ones—no matter how you hide, but it’s always interesting.”