Tales from the Bottom of the Lake

“Through a secret path along a steep bank among the roots—go without stumbling, and then a lake will open. What it looks like to you is what your soul is like.”

“The Tales from the Bottom of the Lake” are author’s fairy tales filled with the spirit of Slavic folklore—so there’s no clear division between good and evil. Instead, there are age-old folk motifs carefully woven together with the author’s vision, modern stories from everyday life told in the language of fairy tales, and, of course, the idea of nature’s cyclicality—endlessly fading and being reborn. “The Tales from the Bottom of the Lake” can become both simple entertainment and therapy. The collection contains eight stories lovingly gathered under one cover, united by a shared mood and imagery. Writer and storyteller Yevgeniya Spaschenko recommends the book to fans of ancient wise fairy tales and to grown-up children who never really grow up.