Eduard Verkin is one of the brightest modern Russian authors, a laureate of prestigious literary awards, a true heir to the traditions of Chekhov, Platonov, Lem, the Strugatsky brothers, Dick, Bradbury. In 2012, Verkin’s novel “April Friend” was included in the list of outstanding books in the world “White Crows” compiled by the Munich International Children’s Library. In his books, E. Verkin, with extraordinary attention to detail, shows the formation of personality, the characters’ experience of first love, stubborn struggle with circumstances and “immutable laws”, the absurdity and fragility of life. He speaks to the reader in his own unique, recognizable language. “Anna's Ashes” is a book for troubled souls, for everyone who is tormented by questions, who thinks about choices and knows that before a new world is born, the ashes of the old must settle. The novel will not disappoint the expectations of both the writer’s fans and readers discovering the world of Verkin’s works for the first time.