The Kingdom of Heaven Is Mine
5 hrs. 18 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Vera Bogdanova
Author
Vera Bogdanova
Narrator
Darya Ursulyak
Narrator
Darya Ursulyak
Description
Young writer Vera is saying goodbye to her grandmothers, who effectively raised her instead of her parents. Thoughts about divorce keep returning again and again, but she does not take decisive steps—until doctors discover a malignant lung tumor in her. Not knowing how the operation will end or whether she will be able to see how her little son grows up, Vera nevertheless chooses to fight to the very end.
«Царствие мне небесное» is a book at the intersection of genres: a confession, traditional prose about nature, and an essay. At its core is the idea of movement as a path and as work on oneself: from illness to remission, from an inescapable marriage to choosing one’s own life, from helplessness to restoring one’s inner sense of support. Telling of her oncological diagnosis, Vera Bogdanova connects her personal experience with a broader portrait of Russia’s central regions. Pine groves, fields, the river, and the dacha turn into a space of memory and a living reminder of how important it is to protect the time we have been given.
«Царствие мне небесное» is a book at the intersection of genres: a confession, traditional prose about nature, and an essay. At its core is the idea of movement as a path and as work on oneself: from illness to remission, from an inescapable marriage to choosing one’s own life, from helplessness to restoring one’s inner sense of support. Telling of her oncological diagnosis, Vera Bogdanova connects her personal experience with a broader portrait of Russia’s central regions. Pine groves, fields, the river, and the dacha turn into a space of memory and a living reminder of how important it is to protect the time we have been given.
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