Other People's Children. A Story of Orphaned Teens and the Families That Take Them In

The intelligent and quite successful Ekaterina Rodionova did not need money. Faced with the suffering of unwanted orphaned teens, she left her position as editor-in-chief of a publishing house, took in twelve-year-old Yulia, and began to raise her alongside her two biological daughters. Soon, disharmony set in within the family. The traumatized, bitter girl’s behavior caused Ekaterina’s husband to almost stop coming home, while she herself found herself on the brink of a nervous breakdown. When fate compelled the woman to take in another teenager, Lesha — a struggle for attention, jealousy, and a challenging adaptation to a new life began among the foster children. Yet this novel is a real story about the power of unity, love, and hope. After all the trials, Ekaterina’s family grew even stronger — so much so that other families joined around them, ready to help orphans and adopt teenagers from orphanages...