Smiles and Sadness. Warming Stories About Happiness, Love, and a Slightly Magical Cat

Natalia Tretyak — natretyak — is the author of funny and touching stories, a blogger read by more than 150,000 subscribers. Problems, problems, problems… But how I wish that someone understanding would just take my hand and say: Let’s be sad or laugh together? Smiles and sadness are like a conversation with a close friend. You sit in the kitchen drinking tea, or something stronger, and tell each other stories. About love that lives even after death, about unexpected meetings, about comical situations, oh, it’s even awkward to remember. About serious mistakes you still regret, or have decided not to regret, and even about a cat that turned out to be a bit magical… Such conversations can be both grieving and hearty laughter. And in the end, feel how the heart heals, the wrinkle between the eyebrows smooths out, the shoulders relax, and you feel peace and quiet joy. The book contains stories that have already been loved by thousands of readers, as well as new texts that have never been published before. • The book is a balm for a tired soul. If you feel that nothing surprises or moves you anymore, then it’s time to dive into an atmosphere of sincerity, kindness, and tranquility. • To feel like a child to whom everything is new and everything is within reach. To experience love that gives you goosebumps. To survive an adventure in Chinese slums. To understand what is truly important while lying on the third shelf of a train. To see life in all its diversity, not embellishing or diminishing it. • To reflect, to rest, to laugh, to be sad, to be touched, to feel alive and real.