About the book: year / Wilderness, taiga. Far from civilization. Altai shepherds lead their flock to summer high-mountain pastures, but in the mountains they encounter something beyond the control of human reason. Strange things are also happening in the valley below. Leonova Lila stops going to school, and the postman, who saw her silhouette in the window of a lonely mountain house, tells horror stories and worries. Alisa, Leonova’s teacher, is going to investigate the house to find out from the girl’s father the reason for not attending. However, night is already coming, and she doesn’t come back…