Lilith. The Evil Heart of the Doll

A large businessman’s daughter, Zhenechka, is ill—already for five years she can’t walk because of a back injury. The father wants to make her a gift and orders a huge doll from a very famous reclusive master who works for the local theater and private collectors. The doll is unbelievably beautiful and made as human-like as possible. Zhenechka falls in love with it immediately and names it Lilith.

A month later, Zhenya’s legs come to life. But soon the “relationship” between the girl and the doll leaves her parents seriously confused—and then nervous. Zhenya’s dependence on Lilith turns into a strange disease.

The father and stepmother decide to take the doll away from their daughter, but it’s too late. The doll has taken up too much space in Zhenya’s life—her entire life…

Arthur Gideon’s novels from the “Black Swans” series are mystical thrillers with a historical backdrop, where reality and the otherworldly intertwine, hidden fears come alive, and urban legends and old tales find new embodiments in our days.