Biographical Novel : top book in the genre

The microphone in her hand weighed more than all the words she had ever spoken — the cold metal slightly damp with the tension that gripped her fingers. Britney stood at the edge of the stage, where the bright light sliced through the darkness of the hall, and every gaze from the crowd pressed upon her with invisible weight. She could feel the pulsating bass penetrating her chest, blending with the whisper of hundreds of cameras and voices behind the scenes — this symphony of fame was both her triumph and her trap.

February 24 turned the lives of all Ukrainians upside down. A full-scale invasion, an unclear future, fear, despair and denial of harsh reality. All this also affected Yulia Callaghan, born in Mariupol, who moved to Irpin in 2014. Escape from the combat zone, volunteering in western Ukraine and going abroad in search of a better fate - all this awaits our heroine. What and who she will lose on this path, and what and who she will find, you will learn from this book. And Yulia will also help readers answer the question: "Is it true that the grass is greener on the other side?"

This story happened not so long ago, in Ukraine. When I heard it, the first thing I thought was — IT DOESN'T HAPPEN LIKE THAT! The heroes have difficult fates, an ambiguous environment that requires compliance with certain rules in order to be DECENT PEOPLE. However, we often do not notice the difference between "BEING" and "APPEARING". After talking more with the narrator, I realized that I wanted to write this story down. NAMES and PLACES OF THE EVENTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED.