Abuse or passion? Can you make the right choice? The heroes of Ksenia Burzhskaya’s story are children of their cruel era—the desperate 90s: late growing up, choosing between feeling and duty, painful searching for oneself in reflections of other people’s expectations. Dependence, uncertainty, loss. And again— a long road toward barely visible hope of happiness. Maryana and Yan try to build a family out of the ruins of their own illusions, the mistakes of the past, and a passion that flared up by chance—only for it to fade as quickly as evening streetlights: by morning of each new day, someone else is already waiting around the corner. The second novel by young writer Ksenia Burzhskaya, winner of the NOS prize and with numerous publications in reputable media.