About the book: 2011 / Olga Pogodina-Kuzmina is a famous playwright, screenwriter, winner of the New Drama and Eurasia awards. Author of the plays “Marmalade” (2003), “Dry Waterless” (2006), “Clay Pit” (2007). “Adam’s Apple” is her debut novel, and you can immediately feel the strong hand of the playwright in it. Exciting, intense plot, bright characters. Business, politics, new Russians and new poor, love-feeling and love-provocation. Location: St. Petersburg, Moscow, Russian province, Europe. The characters live for just over a year from the beginning to the end of the story, in the center of which is an extraordinary love affair between a charismatic, prosperous businessman and a young man “from the common people.” The story of the characters' spiritual turmoil is told in an extremely captivating way; the action doesn't let up from the first pages to the end..