Publisher's Synopsis
In this book, which is presented as a serialized novel, the great Russian novelist Lyudmila Ulitskaya offers us subtle variations on the feminine lie. Well, according to our author, women's lies would be clearly distinguished from men's lies, and would almost always be devoid of purpose. Zhenia, the main character, is thus confronted with all kinds of inventions or fantasies. Like the story of Irene, who, while on vacation in the Crimea, receives the news of the death of her children, which moves Zhenya to tears. Little Nadia invents an older brother, Lialia a relationship with a famous painter and Ana pretends to be a poet... Each new chapter of this novel illustrates in its own way the breadth of Lyudmila Ulitskaya's talent, the precision of her sense of observation, the originality of her writing and, above all, a great tenderness towards her characters and, through them, towards the human being and his weaknesses.
