For the first time in Russian, the debut novel by a young Englishwoman, Fiona Moseley, was shortlisted for the 2017 Booker Prize. Critics were effusive in their praise: “a stunning debut... a genuine miracle...” (Evening Standard), “a deftly constructed modern parable, a remarkable achievement” (Times Literary Supplement). The Guardian newspaper described the novel as “a rural noir steeped in the myths and legends of forlorn Yorkshire”, and the Sunday Times as “the adventures of Hansel and Gretel in the world of The Godfather”. So, welcome to Elmet - that was the name of the kingdom of the ancient Britons, located in what is now Yorkshire. There, in the wilderness of the countryside, an unusual family settles in a house they built with their own hands - a brother and sister and their two-meter-tall father, who makes a living through underground fist fights and wants to protect their children from the cruelty of modern civilization. But the family idyll is short-lived, and children find themselves at the center of a new conflict, especially the older bully Katie, who is much more like her father than the dreamy younger Daniel...