The Tale of the Red-Haired Girl

This tale makes readers of any age indifferent, forcing them to keenly experience the joys and woes of the heroine — the girl Eva with disobedient red hair and a surprisingly independent character. It’s hard to tear yourself away from the book until you've turned the last page. The events of the tale, described in a vivid and bright language, come to life: a provincial town on the Kama River with its quiet streets and snowy squares, realist boys and gymnasium girls, the first ball, first love, friends and foes, mother and stepmother, a house, "in which no one wants to live"…