Entomology for the Faint of Heart / A Drop of Perfume in an Open Wound (set of 2 books)

Set of 2 books by Katya Kachur: «Entomology for the Faint of Heart» + «A Drop of Perfume in an Open Wound». «Entomology for the Faint of Heart» The story of the Ginzburg family begins in the heat of post-war Tashkent, where the aromas of the Eastern market mix with the smells of the communal kitchen. Here, adults argue and cry in cramped rooms, while children play detectives and investigate a real murder. The family chronicle leads the reader further, through a village in Samara and the cold north to Moscow, reflecting the history of the country: from post-war destruction to the anxieties of the new millennium.... «A Drop of Perfume in an Open Wound» In the music school of N-sk, violinist Slava and pianist Asya were predicted a great future. They were talented, daring, and... in love with each other. But the boy's domineering mother did everything to ensure that they never played a duet in this life. Slava becomes a global sensation, the Russian Paganini, and Asya becomes a well-known TV presenter and perfume connoisseur. However, behind the deafening success, both pay with emotional emptiness and loneliness. They push away from each other, only to inevitably meet again. And each meeting ends for Slava in unbearable torment: the violinist's fingers hurt monstrously. Is this the price for betrayal or a family curse? In any case, for maestro Yaroslav Krechet, the girl from his musical childhood remains that unplayed melody. Will the heroes have time to rewrite the score of their lives while the metronome counts the last measures?