In our time of revelry in book “pop”, it is rare to see a work that organically combines the depth and seriousness of thought and, at the same time, a life plot that is captivating with its extraordinary truthfulness. A plot that, in simple language, tells about unhappy love and jealousy, self-searching and bitter failures, painful illness and hopes for the best. Falling into nowhere... Losing meaning, changing fate... Needless to say, many talented people never realized themselves, go to great lengths, go downhill. “A useless life means near death...” - the Chinese say. And these are by no means empty words. The hero of the novel has indeed approached the Line!..But it’s probably not worth retelling what the reader himself will find in this surprisingly brave and honest book. Details that may shock the inexperienced, but for those who have seen life, will once again confirm how life is unpredictably complex, and, at times, mercilessly cruel.