For the first time in Russian - the debut book of Alice Sebold, who became famous for her novel “The Lovely Bones,” which was translated into forty languages and sold millions of copies around the world. In this autobiographical account, she talks about how she was brutally raped as a junior student, how she dealt with psychological trauma, and how, despite all the obstacles, she achieved the conviction of her rapist to the fullest extent of the law. Already here you can see the method by which Sebold won over millions of future readers of The Lovely Bones - to talk about incredibly difficult events with enduring warmth, on a life-affirming note.