“Against the Flow” is the second novel by Yevgenia Pervova from the cycle “Circles on the Water,” telling the fates of Marina and Alexei Zlotnikov. At first, the characters simply loved each other from a distance; then, having gone through the most severe trials, they were able to reunite and became a married couple. Eight years of marriage, two children… And now their relationship is threatened again. A sudden betrayal by Alexei forces everyone into a difficult choice: keep the family or destroy it? Resist temptation or go to a young mistress? Forgive the husband or drive him away?