IMMORTAL LOVE: Stories

Born in Moscow in 1938 at the height of Stalinist terror, Ludmilla Petrushevkaya's writing reflects the moral despair and stifling conditions that were part of the fabric of existence under Communism. Uncomfortably absent of love, this collection of stories revolves honestly around the themes of strangled intimacy; the victimization of women; and the affairs, lies, and secrets people cling to that help carry them from one day to the next.