About the book: 2016 / "Medea and Her Children" by Lyudmila Ulitskaya is one of the most interesting experiences in building a new "family novel". Everything came together here: the author’s unsurpassed ability to tell the stories of a private person, his fluency in mythological layers, his relevance, and even his ideology. The main character is the childless Medea Sinopli, the namesake of the ancient Medea, who is also a kind of deity for the entire large, extensive family. Only she doesn’t kill, but collects, connects, glues together fragile intra-family ties with her blood..