Carpet from Uzbekistan

Memories weave into a pattern, into a whimsical ornament, behind which a distant sunny country is guessed. The country from which Alya left at the age of six. The country where those dear to her remained. Noisy bazaars and narrow streets of friendly Tashkent have given way to wide avenues of a gray city. And now Alya and her family have to settle into a new home, conquer another country, master an unfamiliar black-and-white world that has replaced the old — decorated with bright colors. How to live for those who leave and for those who stay? How to look to the future if you want to return to the past? And how to learn to accept the new while remaining yourself?