



He rewards her effort with a strange golden coin.Īs the days progress, Sasha carries out other acts for which she receives more coins from Kozhennikov. The teenage girl is powerless to refuse when this strange and unusual man with an air of the sinister directs her to perform a task with potentially scandalous consequences. While vacationing at the beach with her mother, Sasha Samokhina meets the mysterious Farit Kozhennikov under the most peculiar circumstances. The definitive English language translation of the internationally bestselling Ukrainian novel-a brilliant dark fantasy with "the potential to be a modern classic" (Lev Grossman), combining psychological suspense, enchantment, and terror that makes us consider human existence in a fresh and provocative way.
