El. knyga: Incredible Events in Women's Cell Number 3

An intimate look at political imprisonment -- Dwight Garner * the New York Times * Superb. I am happy that my past is being recognized: I myself sat in the cell next door (albeit at a different time), and I can confirm that all the characters are very realistic -- Alexey Navalny As timely as Maxim Gorky's Hours Spent in Prison, but a much livelier read! -- Boris Akunin Brilliantly camouflaged by the grubby banality of casual conversation and detention routines, Ms. Yarmysh creates a cumulative portrait of ingrained social evils and violent retribution ... As unpredictable as it is damning. -- Sam Sacks * Wall Street Journal * Yarmysh's debut is gripping. In using her own experiences she reveals not only the intolerance of the Russian state, but also the resilience of those subjected to its injustices -- Christiana Bishop * New Statesman * The whole world through a single cell: frightening and funny, absurd and all too real -- Julia Phillips, author of Disappearing Earth Catch-22 exchanges on the impossibility of fairness for women in Russian society ... the dialogue-heavy narrative keeps the pages turning. -- John Self * Guardian * A first novel that skillfully breaks the claustrophobia of life in a jail cell by cataloging Anya's life before her imprisonment . . . The familiar trials and tribulations that everyday Russians face stand out in dramatic effect as Yarmysh illuminates the subtly veiled political dissent within an oppressive society straining at the seams. * Booklist *