Happy Misfits

A novel in five stories. One story — one fate. Each of the heroes experiences a crash. A Soviet officer pays for love. The owner of a workshop loses her business. An actress is left without roles. An artist loses the ability to create. A photographer is forced to engage in surveillance. Fate brings them together at one point — on the doorstep of a children's club. And suddenly the lives of the heroes begin to shine with new facets, and their fall turns into a rise. They ascend — quietly, stubbornly, each to their own height. Proving a simple thing: people are different — and so is happiness.