Imperfect Me

8 hrs. 34 min.

Romance & Prose

Author Valentina Segida

Narrator Elena Kuzmina

Description

Olha is about to turn 36, and she’s in a very complicated situation. After a divorce she gets an apartment in the center of Saint Petersburg—except it’s impossible to live there because the building is undergoing a major renovation. It used to be a communal apartment, full of secrets and riddles, wrapped in a legend about a hidden cache—an irresistible treat for an adventure lover. And although the “right” thing would be to sell the apartment and buy a normal one—without mice and mold—Olha doesn’t even think about doing that. She falls in love with the apartment from the first minutes and plans to unravel all of its secrets. Her favorite man is against it, her mother is furious, and her best friend calls her an incurable adventurer. And with them there’s no arguing. But Olha can’t ignore the stories about Lomov’s treasure, the tales of the reclusive Countess, and the mysterious attic dweller who loves reading Bunin. The secrets pull her in, and she plunges headfirst into figuring them out—while at the same time fighting for the right to be herself. “Not an ideal me” is a novel about finding yourself in the modern world.