Entomology for the Faint of Heart. A Drop of Perfume in an Open Wound. The Gene of Raphael (set of 3 books)

Set of 3 books by Katya Kachur: «Entomology for the Faint of Heart» + «A Drop of Perfume in an Open Wound» + «The Gene of Raphael». «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 bazaar mix with the smells of a communal kitchen. Here, adults argue and cry in cramped rooms, while children play detectives and investigate a real murder. The family chronicle takes the reader further, through a village in Samara and the cold north to Moscow, reflecting the history of the country: from post-war devastation to the anxieties of the new millennium.... «A Drop of Perfume in an Open Wound» In the music school of N, violinist Slava and pianist Asya were predicted a great future. They were talented, bold and… in love with each other. But the boy's domineering mother did everything to ensure that they would never play a duet in this life. Slava becomes a global sensation, the Russian Paganini, Asya — a famous TV presenter and perfume expert. However, both pay for their stunning success with emotional emptiness and loneliness. They push each other away, only to inevitably meet again. And each meeting ends for Slava in unbearable agony: the violinist's fingers hurt monstrously. Is this the price for betrayal or a family curse? One way or another, for maestro Yaroslav Krechet, the girl from his musical childhood remains that unplayed melody. Will the heroes manage to rewrite the score of their lives while the metronome counts the last beats? «The Gene of Raphael» He is a commander by position, she is one by life. He is capable of heroism, she is capable of murder. He raised a son, she raised dozens of orphans. They are lonely and forced to live under one roof. A retired police general and his mother-in-law — a rural literature teacher. In a small house in a village beyond the Volga, Anatoly and Batutovna engage in daily bloody battles. And it seems they have nothing in common. Except for one enemy they share — the fugitive convict Raphael. It is the struggle with their own past in his face that brings the lives of these irreconcilable relatives to a head.