The Easier

«The Easier» Anastasia Sопikova. This book is a kaleidoscope of nine stories that can be read in any order (except for the first and last). The heroines and heroes of the stories are our contemporaries, living in Russia and beyond. What unites them is a sharp desire to escape from reality, to hide in a world of fantasies and memories. In the first story, «Kitty», the reader meets a young woman who is trying to cope with loneliness and a creative crisis during a business trip to Tbilisi. Her life turns upside down when she meets a mysterious young man. The last story, «The Demon of Nostalgia», summarizes the entire book, reflecting on the nature of memory and how the past influences the present. In between are stories about love, loss, betrayal, and the search for oneself.