Lioness Milk
by Stella Prudont
Description
- A dramatic journey of a man through restrictions and abuse to the person he wants to be;
- A struggle with severe mental disorder;
- A simple yet gripping plot.
True, lively, blood-pulsing and bright prose for the readers of Narine Abgaryan.
Boris Shubaev — a talented businessman and a gifted opera singer at the same time. Two brightest personalities are equally strong in one and the same person. He was dumb until 5. It was his love for music, which helped him overcome his congenital disease. Or could it be love for a woman? His brother’s wife, so unlike the other women familiar to Boris, changed his destiny. However, not everyone escaped death on this way to a new life...
The novel tells the story of the big family. Boris’s elder brother Grigory married a girl Angela, who dreamt to become a great pianist, but was not talented enough to achieve her dream. Boris fell in love with Angela and accidentally shot Grigory. After the death of her husband, Angela fell into coma, and Boris paid for Angela’s stay in hospital for many years and cared for her daughter Zoya all his life.
When after 30 Boris realized that he had schizophrenia, which he inherited genetically from his mother. Being a man of a double-strong will, he struggled with the illness and won.
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Marketing Information
The widest readership of family saga genre.
Reviews
«Lioness Milk is a saga of a family of mountain jews set between 1987 — 2000, surprisingly turning into phantasmagoria and coming of age story, and sometimes into hero’s journey through restrictions and abuse by family, country, illness and fears. „Don’t be afraid!“ is a conclusion made by the protagonist Boris Shuvaev. ....» — Maya Kucherskaya, professor of literature, author, literary critic.
«... Everything is so vibrant and tangible. The author is able to show a considerable part of human life as it is, without an exaggerated and unnecessary plot. The plot is life itself» — Vladislav Otroshenko, writer, author of Addendum to a Photo Album
Author Biography
Stella is one of the most authentic and distinctive Russian authors, whose works are reflections of national motifs and contemporary life. Stella writes about Mountain Jews — a national minority living in Caucasus, about their traditions against history and modernity. Lioness Milk is her second novel following Dedeime, which was translated into Italian
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- Publisher Eksmo
- Orginal LanguageRussian
- Pages351
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
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