At the center of the novel “The Twelve...” is a woman with her own unique destiny. Due to her official duties, she listens to the life stories of different people and observes them. And she doesn’t notice at all that she herself has become an object of observation... The novel “Withered Flowers Throw Away” is about a home for elderly actors... If you look closely at the wrinkled faces of its guests, you can recognize among them both famous actresses and famous directors. It would seem that just recently they shone on theater stages and screens. And it seemed that their glory and beauty were eternal. But the flowers have withered and are thrown away...