Trials of Love. A Set of 3 Books by Maria Metlitskaya

A set of 3 books—more economical, and more to read!
The set includes: “The Mother-in-Law’s Diary,” “To Live,” and “Nearly Happy Women.”
Buying the set is more выгод than getting each book separately.

The Mother-in-Law’s Diary
Maria Metlitskaya’s best-known novel—the very one, as a journalist wittily remarked, that one ought to contemplate at the registry office together with the marriage certificate.
One of the most painful topics for many women—relationships between a daughter-in-law and a mother-in-law—is revealed here unexpectedly and in no ordinary way.
Stylish and lively, packed with many stories, the novel is easy to read and keeps you hooked from the very first pages.
No wonder readers love it as much as the screen adaptation starring Yevgeniya Dmitriyeva in the lead role.
This book is a must-read: it works like excellent psychotherapy—for those who have only recently become a mother-in-law, for those who have carried this role for a long time, and for those who are waiting for changes with anxiety.

To Live
Life cannot go smoothly, without glitches. It’s impossible to always win, to please everyone, to love everyone. And if someone claims that such people exist—don’t believe them. Life will surely find a moment to “tap you on the nose,” usually exactly when it seems that everything has finally been set right and is going the way it should.
The heroes of this book have repeatedly confirmed it from their own experience. Fate struck them more than once—suddenly, harshly, without warning.
But who is truly happy? The one who understands: whatever happens, you have to live. Just live—whatever the circumstances.
And when misfortunes, injustice, or troubles come again—when it seems the world is falling apart—it’s important to tell yourself, “We’ll keep going.” And to continue.

Nearly Happy Women
How often, when we were young, we heard: “Learn from your mistakes.” How often later did we repeat it to our children—hardly expecting that they would listen. After all, it’s well known: you can’t learn from other people’s mistakes. Real experience comes only through your own.
Alya Dobrynina became an orphan early. Her grandmother, Sofya Pavlovna, raised her—substituting for her parents and for the entire family. The grandmother worried that her granddaughter would keep walking the same paths and repeating her missteps. But Alya—fiery, principled, noble—lived the way her heart guided her. And for that, she had to pay more than once: with betrayals, disappointments, the shattering of hopes.
But there is no life without mistakes. And as she grows up, Alya understands: the most important thing that happened to her was love—real, all-consuming. So she is a nearly happy woman. Because perhaps it’s simply impossible to be completely happy.

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