Six Russian newcomers arrive in a small American college town (199`) bring about profound changes to both their own and their neighbor's relationships and traditions.
These stories reveal a different world, dark and bizarre, yet in a way that blurs the borders between mysticism and reality.
Some gruesome parallels could be real, but in every case there is an... More > implication, a chance of a magic, supernatural motive.
Other episodes may look like sheer fantasy, but each ending offers a possible real explanation.
Caring and cold, funny and deadly serious, hellishly gruesome and wildly fantastic, heart-warming and darkly humorous,the fifteen tales of Part One represent a mix of genres.
Part Two: Robert Noirson will be a treat for the author's Lost on Earth fans and a good introduction for those new to her work. In this section the stories follow a diverse group of humans as they fight the supernatural forces of the devilish protagonist. Retribution is the deciding factor here, and all comes to a delightfully sinister reptilian end.< Less
The story is an imaginative and spirited narrative embracing both diversity and universality. Set in small-town America, the novel’s main characters, six Russian newcomers, provide a fresh... More > perspective on a close-knit college community. Two couples, one child, and a single woman make up the core group. The story follows them and offers to the reader the unique opportunity to explore not only the surface differences between Russian and American lifestyles, but the more profound similarities.
The novel is, by turns, tragic and heart-warming, passionate and instructive, but always, and ultimately, hope-filled.< Less
Love adventures of demons, angels, and humans in "real" life * Warning: Some religious readers can get dismayed and outraged by the content of the book.
The story is an imaginative and spirited narrative embracing both diversity and universality. Set in small-town America, (199~ year) the novel's main characters, six Russian newcomers, provide a... More > fresh perspective on a close-knit college community, showing over fourteen months of infidelity, jealousy, friendship and love. All are forced to confront their fates, and the luckiest learn to appreciate what they have and to reach out for what they desire.< Less
These stories reveal a different world, dark and bizarre, yet in a way that blurs the borders between mysticism and reality.
Some gruesome parallels could be real, but in every case there is an... More > implication, a chance of a magic, supernatural motive.
Other episodes may look like sheer fantasy, but each ending offers a possible real explanation.
Caring and cold, funny and deadly serious, hellishly gruesome and wildly fantastic, heart-warming and darkly humorous,the fifteen tales of Part One represent a mix of genres.
Part Two: Robert Noirson will be a treat for the author's Lost on Earth fans and a good introduction for those new to her work. In this section the stories follow a diverse group of humans as they fight the supernatural forces of the devilish protagonist. Retribution is the deciding factor here, and all comes to a delightfully sinister reptilian end.< Less
Романтическая история. Сын... More > Дьявола и монашка, телохранитель и госпожа, мстительная шлюха... Типичный сюжет? Как бы не так! Каждая ситуация, начавшись банально, заканчивается совершенно неожиданно и непредсказуемо!< Less
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