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Chto opredeli͡aet nas kak lichnostʹ? Samoe uzhasnoe, chto my sovershili? Ili my bolʹshe, chem strashnye postupki? Posle shokirui͡ushchego ubiĭstva v dome Ėndzhi i Dėvida Shikhanov ikh zhiznʹ rassypaetsi͡a na oskolki. V otchai͡anii oni obrashchai͡utsi͡a za pomoshchʹi͡u k advokatu iz svoego gorodka, Martine Di͡umon. No Martina - ne prosto i͡urist, ona matʹ pervoĭ li͡ubvi Ėndzhi, Dzhuliana, s kotorym ikh svi͡azyvaet tragicheskoe proshloe. Im predstoit vnovʹ vstretitʹsi͡a lit͡som k lit͡su s davno pokhoronennoĭ vinoĭ i nevyskazannymi chuvstvami, chtoby zashchititʹ tekh, kogo oni li͡ubi͡at, i nakonet͡s prinesti pokai͡anie. Ėtot napri͡azhennyĭ i pronzitelʹnyĭ roman zastavit vas zadumatʹsi͡a o sile proshchenii͡a, semeĭnykh uzakh i vozmozhnosti iskupitʹ vinu, kotorai͡a presleduet tebi͡a desi͡atiletii͡ami. Perevodchik: Aleksandrova Natalʹi͡a

What defines us as a person? The worst thing we've done? Or are we more than terrible deeds? After the shocking murder at the home of Angie and David Sheehan, their lives fall apart. In desperation, they turn to a lawyer from their town, Martine Dumont, for help. But Martina is not just a lawyer, she is the mother of Angie's first love, Julian, with whom they share a tragic past. They will have to face their long-buried guilt and unspoken feelings again in order to protect those they love and finally repent. This intense and poignant novel will make you think about the power of forgiveness, family ties and the opportunity to atone for the guilt that has been haunting you for decades. Translator: Natalia Alexandrova