JUST ME
Chosen
Just Me: Chosen is an engaging book devoted to celebrating life and reflects the diverse feelings and emotions the author felt through her past full of life experiences – a fusion of both good and bad, interesting and tiresome, cheerful and sad.
"I still carry sense of humor with myself until now and continue to accept the ‘old woman – life’ with all her surprises and whims, sores and grumbles..." the author quips.
The sensitivity of the author’s delicate nature is reflected in deeply sincere poetry a selection of which is included in this book. Alevtina notices the full spectrum of human emotion and nuances of nature’s rainbow – which sometimes escapes others – and vividly expresses it in her poetry.
An interesting fact is Alevtina’s recognition of the process of writing her poems - they always sound musical to her — "Like my soul sings me lines which I hardly have time to record ...," she says.
Reading this book, you may be surprised or perplexed, but will sympathize and learn many things from the author. It will help you adequately appreciate the fullness of your life and the intricacy of its artful design.
You will find a multitude of themes and feelings expressed in her Russian poetry, from love and betrayal, to humor, inspiration, dreams, loneliness, holidays, nightmares, prayers, magical fantasy, fairy tales, sacrifice and so many more… Let this collection of poems uplift your soul and play at your heart-strings as you immerse yourself into the ocean of emotions of the author’s heart and soul.
The author’s message can be distilled to the following: be grateful to each lived instant and always remember that these instants would be impossible in the world of loneliness...
This book will touch anyone’s soul – from adolescent to mature in their wisdom people and will open for them a world, saturated with feelings and emotions – the world of Alevtina. She welcomes you to it.
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KALEIDOSCOPE
Collection of Fantasies
All the colors of life shine brightly through a Kaleidoscope!
Alevtina’s inexhaustible imagination, it seems, has no limits. At times, she mentions subject matter which rarely occurs to others, as if she has the ability to peep unseen patterns hitherto unnoticed in an old forgotten antique kaleidoscope...
In addition, her fascinating stories – whether fiction or nonfiction - always provide just enough necessary details to immerse you in the events, while leaving room for the reader's own imagination, making her stories unique for everyone.
An interesting fact is Alevtina’s recognition of the process of writing the majority of her stories. They almost ask to jump on paper after seemingly innocuous situations, occurring during very short periods of time in her life, such as a 30 minute lunch break, traveling via public transit, or after an unexpected phone call.
Sometimes stories come to her during sleep, then everything “falls from her hands” until she commits the stories to paper. “As if my heroes very persuasively and persistently are trying to make their way into this world, declaring their existence through me... ” - says Alevtina.
Very amazing is her foresight of future technological progress. For example, Alevtina’s story “Three whales”, written in 1989, describes technological devices, only some of which have recently emerged in our everyday life, while others are still in stages of development.
Alevtina’s engaging and visionary stories - fantasies, as she often calls them - will touch the soul, uplift the spirit and let the imagination soar. This book is intended for those whose imagination craves new sensations.
Sometimes poignant, sometimes joyful yet always compelling, here is a literary celebration of life and all the moments that give it meaning. Alevtina’s brilliant storytelling lets each page come to life and each story becomes a single step in a magnificent journey into a world that is vibrant with life and throbbing with emotion. This is Alevtina’s world and she welcomes you to it.
Take an unforgettable glimpse into the world and life through the Kaleidoscope: Collection of Fantasies!
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