Music in an Empty House

Anya's parents divorced when she was five. After finishing school, Anya moves to St. Petersburg to study journalism and meet her father. But who will he turn out to be? And will the city, with all its temptations, fears, and the ghosts of her family's past, accept Anya? A coming-of-age story set in the early two thousands intertwines with the story of losses from the nineties. 

To step into the future, one must accept their past. 

Yana Verzun is a writer and journalist, a resident of the House of Creativity in Peredelkino. She is the author of the novel "Dependents" and the organizer of the project "People Read Stories." She lives in St. Petersburg. "Music in an Empty House" is her new novel.