The Secret Is Where It Is Not

Maya is an ordinary teenager whose parents recently divorced, and her world fell apart. At school, she participates in preparing a dance performance with special children. Her ward becomes Yakov, a boy with autism, whose friendship unexpectedly gives Maya support and strength to move forward, laugh, fall in love, and create.

This manuscript made it to the shortlist of the II season of the Literary Contest "White Crows".

Maria Dubova (b. 1979) dreamed of being a writer when she was studying at a Moscow school. She dreamed of being a writer when she graduated from the journalism department of Moscow State University. She dreamed of being a writer when she got married, raised two children, wrote articles, and engaged in professional photography. And finally, the time has come. "The Secret Is Where It Is Not" is the second and far from the last book by the author.