Why

I hate him.
Finally, she said those three words to herself.

At first glance, Elena has it all. A woman in her forties with a seemingly great job as the deputy director of an international company, a beautiful home, and once a picture-perfect family life: a university professor for a husband and a fifteen-year-old son.
She's doing her best juggling her career and her family when one day it dawns upon her. She cannot stand her husband anymore.

Where do you go from there? What are you going to do when after 15 years, "don't" slips inside your routine "I love you"?

WHY is a family tragedy that describes the emotional stages a couple goes through after a sudden realization that they don't satisfy each other emotionally and have been having affairs. Can their marriage be saved, or is it dead in the sand?

This gripping novel deconstructs feelings and relationships and tells a story about letting go, grieving, moving on, ambitions, finding yourself, and understanding another's feelings; it is a compelling tale about past opportunities to find love and happiness. Beautifully crafted by Tatiana Vedenska, WHY explores the limits of an impasse reached after fifteen years of marriage, when divorce seems to be inevitable, with characters and circumstances coming straight from reality. This novel reflects a newly single woman's bitter reality before embracing her new life.

Tatiana Vedenska is one of the most popular Russian non-genre female writers. A number of her novels were adapted to screen and achieved wide readership both in Russia and worldwide. Now her novel WHY , an enthralling story that feels true to life, is also available for English-speaking readers.