Heart of Summer

9 hrs. 10 min.

Romance & Prose

Language Russian

Author Helena Hale

Narrator Ksenia Bolshakova

“The Heart of Summer” is a new love story from the author of the novel “Lavender Branch.”

Aglaia: I have no choice. In my family, Grandpa’s word is law. I can’t contradict him and agonizingly wait to reach adulthood to gain freedom. After meeting him, wings grew on my back. I want to escape the cage and know true love.

Alik: She saved me. Twice. I’d really like to help her. What do you do if we aren’t together—and the only thing that binds us is the scorching summer that shattered all obstacles? “The Heart of Summer” is a story about love, but it also raises questions of domestic violence, life in small villages, and the issue of self-determination.

2. 48 Minutes. Ashes (narrated by Tatyana Manetina) Drama Queens, or Uproar at the School Ball (narrated by Liza Chaban, Polina Kareva, Anastasia Bubentsova) Queens and Outcasts (narrated by Kseniya Titova) The Lavender Branch (narrated by Liza Chaban) My Hooligan (narrated by Polina Kareva) Falling Star (narrated by Darya Pavlova) With Love, Kit (narrated by Ilya Antonov, Diana Sagitova) Heart of Summer Heart of Winter (narrated by Ksenia Bolshakova) Valentine (narrated by Yulia Kurguzova, Spartak Shelby) 0. Stay Away from Him (narrated by Stanislav Starkov, Alexandra Boriart) 0. Cold Coffee, or the Loneliness of Ophelia Coleman (narrated by Meilute Nijole) 0. Queens and Outcasts (narrated by Kseniya Titova) 0. My Hella (narrated by Alexander Tarasov) 0. At Full Speed (narrated by Natalia Shtin) 0. Tell No One About Us (narrated by Polina Kareva) 0. The Habit of Hatred (narrated by Darya Yermakovich) 0. Spellbound in Love (narrated by Alexander Tarasov) 0. Freeze for Me (narrated by Elizaveta Chaban)