Year of the Black Monkey

An intriguing cinematic family saga, each plot twist brings the heroes closer to uncovering ancient secrets. The novel spans several post-Soviet decades, including the era of flourishing cross-border trade between Russia and China, and traces how the actions of parents... affect the lives of their children.
In this novel, each character is a link in a chain of events, where love, betrayal, greed, and self-sacrifice intertwine with mystical premonitions and chance encounters that become turning points for each. It is a reflection on how invisible threads of fate connect people, how genes and the inheritance of the past determine choices, and how truth finds its way into the light, forever changing lives.