About the book: 2020 / How often an unsightly secret lurks behind a benign façade. How often do we carry a feeling of guilt in our hearts that we don’t have the strength to admit to anyone? But if you have the courage, if the burden falls, will it become easier? And is it necessary to reveal your secrets to your loved ones, shifting onto them the burden that you yourself are no longer able to bear? Metlitskaya does not answer these questions. She simply tells the stories of her characters, leaving readers to draw their own conclusions. The works in the collection were previously published in other publications