Dry Ravine. Vera

The thirties of the 20th century.
Between the young Vera and the handsome brigade commander Laryonov, there were always insurmountable barriers: differences in social status, age, views… But nothing stopped them from falling in love with each other.
Now, 10 years later, Laryonov is the head of a labor camp, and first love remains only in memories.
Irina, a new prisoner of the GULAG, bursts into his life and revives the echo of forgotten love. However, Irina sees only an executioner in Laryonov. Or does she prefer to think so?..
After all, the zone is no place for happiness.
Yet the ability to love can change much. Even in the remote Siberia, in the center of a cruel era, love revives the most important thing: hope.

“I was struck by how the reader is alternately thrown into heat and cold: from carefree Moscow holidays to the brutality of a Siberian labor camp. Against the backdrop of a personal drama, the tragedy of an entire nation unfolds. You believe every word and cannot tear yourself away.
The dark pages of history are revealed through love for its heroes—sometimes scoundrels and criminals. Linguistic and genre styles intertwine into something original and profound.