And the Ball Will Return…

In youth, even the slightest troubles seem like a universal tragedy. In maturity comes wisdom, and you begin to understand that disappointment will certainly turn into hope, and after loss will come finding. The heroines of Metlitskaya’s new novel know this firsthand: life is never only unhappy or only happy. Meetings and stormy romances, betrayal and separations, the birth of children and the loss of loved ones—seemingly, their lives don’t differ much from the lives of ordinary women. But they have something rare: true friendship. And they know for sure: everything will change, everything will be ground through—everything can be dealt with. The main thing is that there are close people nearby…