Marina Kulumbegashvili

In a country where women are in charge, a man goes to unusual lengths to make his dream of marrying the daughter of a military leader come true.

A village on the Georgian Black Sea is full of friendly people convinced they know each other. One day, Eliko is found hanged. His granddaughter Moe comes from Tbilisi to organize his funeral, but as she gets familiarized with the village and its residents she finds herself confronted with an intricate web of lies and evasive silences.

Soviet Georgia, 1983. Preparations for Nika and Ana's wedding are in full swing and it's a big day for both of their elite families. For the newlyweds and their friends, however, the celebrations are in fact part of a cover-up, as they plot an audacious escape from the Soviet Union.

Few not connected novels about the love. Few couples falling in love in different places of post USSR: Moscow, Georgia, Armenia.

From odd situations to complicated emotions, various obstacles test a group of people in their pursuits of true love in this collection of stories.

Datuna, a 38-year-old man, leads a double life. His usual life is being an archivist at the public TV station. He leads a secret life on social media, transforms himself into his acquaintances, steals identities of women and chats with men. One such identity thefts turns out to be tragic for Margo – his actions ruin the life of a young woman without her realizing the reality behind it.