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There once lived a mother who loved her children, until they moved back in : three novellas about family

Petrushevskai︠a︡, Li︠u︡dmila2014
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Here are attempts at human connection, both depraved and sublime, and the grinding struggle to survive against the crushing realities of the Soviet system: in 'Among Friends', a doting mother commits an atrocious act against her beloved son in an attempt to secure his future; 'The Time: Night' examines the suicide of the great Russian poetess Anna Andreevna with heartbreaking clarity; while in 'Chocolates with Liqueur' the struggle for ownership of an apartment between a nurse and a madman turns murderous.
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