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Алин А. Nothing Happens Just Like That
Review from the publisher
Аlen
Оleg
Мy first longterm relationship
Party for the Soldiers
Back to New York
If Only He Knew How Much I Hate Waiting
Everything once comes to An End, Alas
News
Richard
Аndrey
Hawaii
Decision
New relations
Life
The big step
What a surprise
The evening with Sue
One surprise After Another
Epilog
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Brief, but vividly bright Alina’s novel «Nothing happens just like that» arises interest from the very laconic and mysterious prologue. Two built up plotlines have nothing in common with place of events, time or heroes. Though, it is just the first impression.
While reading these two seemingly different destiny descriptions – one takes place in Russia during war and post-war period of 1940-s, another unfolds abroad in present days – one involuntarily compares their daily round, feelings and fate. An intrigue on what really interconnects all these heroes remains to the very last chapter and strikes the readers by unusualness of proposed point of tangency, sacramental deep sense, resembling the works of Steven King.
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In order to get at least a bit distracted and to bring my thoughts in order, I decided to have a walk along Manhattan.
Shutting my ears with the earphones and listening to one of the melodies, which had this magic ability to calm me down, e.g. “The story of one love” by Louis Miguel, I moved along Central Park towards Manhattan.
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