"Artificial Breathing" is a novel by Lilia Lukyanenko that reveals the complex connections between people, their past and present. The main character, a young and talented artist Katya, tries to figure out her own life, revealing difficult family secrets and struggling with memories of the past. Every line of the book is filled with feelings, thoughts about love and loss, about the world where reality and fantasy meet. "Artificial respiration" is a story that crosses the borders of time and emotions, leaving the reader with deep impressions and the feeling that he is going through all the vicissitudes together with the heroine.