The Fake Wife

Families can be unhappy in different ways; they can be happy in different ways—and most often, both at once. It’s just like everyone else. All families in the stories and novellas of the collection “The Fake Wife” are far from ideal, each in its own way. And yet Dina Rubina unshakably believes in the powerful creative force of love within the family—and depicts it with exceptional skill. Typical family situations, similar to the ones each of us faces, are described with astonishing psychological accuracy. This prose is a mirror in which we recognize our own joys and sorrows, difficulties and moments of happiness. And it reminds us who we love.