White Magpie; Ladoga shadows. Karetnikova Ekaterina Alekseevna

“Everything is complicated” - the status in social networks for many, and Lisa Sorokina from the story “White Magpie” is no exception. It is written almost thoughtlessly, not trying to understand what exactly is "all." And this is the most difficult. Grow up. Understand. Be in love. When the head does not have time for a suddenly changed world. And body. And you begin to hate yourself. For the fact that not the same as everyone else. White, but not even a crow. Magpie. Alina and Talka from the novel “Ladoga Shadows” are not similar to each other: one lives in 2019, the other in 1997. Alina has her stories, classes in Lito, understanding parents, expressive girlfriends. Talka has a good company, adult defenders and many troubles. It is not clear to both how to live on, because Tim went to another city, and Zalevsky was going to marry. Both will have to find a way out, which may bind different people and different times.