Love Lives Here
Book One · published · originally written in Russian; English reading edition and sample available.
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I'm Nadi Petrova, the author of Life Happens, a trilogy of contemporary fiction with autobiographical elements, warmth and irony. My stories follow love, family, reinvention and the choices we make when ordinary life turns unexpected.
Book One · published · originally written in Russian; English reading edition and sample available.
Read opening chaptersBook Two · published · originally written in Russian; English reading edition and sample available.
Read opening chaptersAnswers (forthcoming). Book Three · not yet published; intended conclusion of the trilogy.
Contemporary women's fiction; emotionally driven contemporary fiction; autobiographical-fiction elements. Themes include family, midlife choices, relationships, leaving a familiar life and starting again. Both Russian- and English-language readers are welcome.
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Reader resources: Love Lives Here — book information · Dreams Live Here — book information · Free Book Club Kit.
Counts below are approximate word counts measured from available working manuscripts, not retail-edition metadata: Love Lives Here (English): approximately 81,300 words; Здесь живёт любовь (Russian): approximately 66,800; Здесь живут мечты (Russian): approximately 62,700. The complete final English file for Dreams Live Here has not yet been verified for word count. An exact count will be supplied from the version submitted to each publisher or agency.
The novels are independently published in Russian and English. No signed traditional publishing or literary agency agreements have been reported, and no exclusive publishing or agency rights have been granted. Exact publication dates, assigned ISBNs (if any) and performance figures are not asserted here without documentary verification. Full-plot synopses, including endings, are available to qualified publishing professionals by direct request rather than displayed publicly.
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Beginning to write after 45; how autobiographical experiences become fiction; starting a new life abroad with a family; translation while keeping the author's voice; independent publishing; why irony belongs in serious stories.
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