The Decoration of the Chinese Grandmother

An ancient Chinese legend tells of the beautiful Empress Xiao Lin, who committed suicide on the day she saw the first wrinkle on her face. These legends also assert that the empress possessed a remarkable artifact — the Snake Ring, which held the secret of eternal life. For many centuries, there has been a hunt for the Snake Ring, but no one has managed to find it. After all, who wouldn’t want to forever be free from old age, wrinkles, gout, and the whims of aging? It's no surprise that in modern-day St. Petersburg, the price for the ring is a life... And, of course, here we also have the amateur detective Nadezhda Lebedeva, who, like any woman, would like to shed a year or two... Natalia Alexandrovna has a rare gift for seeing the funny and the amazing in the ordinary. Her characters are colorful and charming, and the plot is amusing and unpredictable. The magnificent light figurative language and unique style attract fans of the detective genre. Natalia Alexandrovna's novels have been translated into many European languages.