Bee in Pomegranate Flower

After finishing school, Asya arrives at her relatives and starts working at a factory. In the dormitory, she befriends a beautiful girl from a Bashkir village who tells her tragic story: in her teenage years, she was raped by her own uncle, who is now in prison and threatens to kill the victim when he is released. Asya is shocked, as she, raised by her mother in strictness, knows nothing about the horrors of life and even thinks that children are born from kisses! The naive girl timidly adapts to the factory, befriends the dispatcher Rais, who is much more experienced than she is. Asya wait for deep love, Rais only demands a bed and, out of frustration, abandons the shy girl and spreads dirty rumors about her. Asya bitterly immerses herself in her public duties and work, enrolling in the evening department of the institute. And when Ruslan, having been demobilized from the army, joins their group, Asya begins a real life full of joys and anxieties. The family saga, the coming-of-age romance, and the memories of the 80s are so originally intertwined in the book by Saniya Shavaleeva that it is impossible not to believe: it really happened – with those who still live on the neighboring street.