Where the home and the smoke of depths and scarlet

When reality becomes unbearable, a miracle is needed. So that inexplicable forces intervene. Let them whirl, perplex, but help — unveil the depths of events and bring them to light. This is what happened to the teenager Lena. But first, a nightmare occurred: an aggressive stranger settled inside her father, and she, along with her little brother and stepmother, had to flee to another city. Their refuge became a mystical House with mysterious inhabitants. In it, doors and staircases change, through it one can enter another's consciousness, see the deceased, understand oneself, and make the right choice.
Alexander Zaitsev is the author of more than ten books for teenagers and adults, a laureate of the V.P. Krapivin award, a two-time finalist of the Kniguru contest, and the owner of a unique literary voice. Born in Germany, she spent her youth in Georgia, worked in Moscow, and now lives in Astrakhan — the city has drawn her in like the protagonist of her new story "Where the home and the smoke of depths and scarlet" was drawn into the amazing House. By the way, the House actually exists — it is the Persian trading courtyard in Astrakhan.