Janka is fifteen years old. She is moving to a settlement by the sea. She has no mutual understanding with her mother or brother, and after school, she has to work. On top of that, there is a new—and now, it seems, real—love. What is she supposed to do with all of this? Only one thing helps Janka: climbing a high rock on the shore and singing, trying to drown out the sound of the waves. Perhaps, in those moments, she will find the answers to all her questions? Who to choose—the photographer from the capital or the boy who is forced to support a large family? Where to spend the money she earned—on a trip to see her grandmother or on helping those who have suffered a tragedy? Forgive her father or hold a grudge for the rest of her life?
Tamara Mikheeva is the author of over twenty books, a finalist for the Vladislav Krapivin Award, and a winner of the National "Cherished Dream" Award and the Sergei Mikhalkov Literary Contest. The "Five Quarters" publishing house has already released a collection of Tamara Mikheeva’s works for teenagers, "My Six Million Steps." The novella "When We Are Left Alone" continues to explore the questions that trouble readers with rebellious souls. The novella has been brilliantly illustrated by Natalia Akimova, who created a special mood for the book: listen closely, and you will hear the sea.
For older school age.
Author: Tamara Mikheeva
Illustrations: Natalia Akimova
Pages: 328 (offset). Hardcover
Dimensions: 216x146x26 mm
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