When you feel bad, remember: it won’t always be like this. But when you’re sure you’re happy, remember: that too won’t always last. Unfortunately, we often forget about both. But fate doesn’t miss the moment to find consolation in time—or, on the contrary, to give you a proverbial poke in the nose. And it’s exactly about this that Maria Metlitskaya’s new novel is.
On the eve of International Women’s Day, three successful women—an actress, a doctor, and a writer—come to the studio of a popular talk show. All three were sure they would be expected to tell a story about success—“how they made themselves.” Each of them has given interviews like that more than once, and over time truth and fiction got so mixed up that the heroines themselves sometimes couldn’t distinguish one from the other. But everything went according to a completely different script. Women’s Day becomes another test—for strength, decency, and for the ability to love and forgive. And it’s also another reminder: it’s never always either very bad or very good.