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The Salt for the Sea or the White Whale

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★Oles Honchar International Literary Ukrainian-German Award in the nomination "Prose"!
★A storm novel that has stirred a whole generation!
★А story about the danger of communicating in social networks, relations within the family, about bullying, indifference, strength and weakness, despair and the problem of teenage suicide.
★In 2019, the screenplay for the book was included in the list of winners of the selection in the category of Short Feature Films (UP UA STUDIO LLC). Directed by Snizhana Gusarevich.

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  Lisa, a fourteen-year-old girl, moves with her parents from a big city to a small town by the sea. She left at her native city her friends and the new classmates don’t want to communicate with her. On the new place she suffers from bullying. Old friends forgot Lisa quite quickly. Her parents are not ready to trust her after a tragic incident, which occurred in her hometown.
  The only one who understands and supports the girl, this is a guy in social networks with a fake name White Whale. He is 16, he plays the guitar and has the same problems with his peers and parents. A trusting and romantic relationship is gradually started between White Whale and Lisa.
  The girl walks to the sea every day, she feels safe there. One day, she meets a strange woman in a wheelchair there. Despite the trauma, Anna always smiles and is kind. Lisa begins to communicate with a woman: initially out of compassion and curiosity but then the girl feels a soul mate in the woman.
  The classmates are bullying Lisa oftener and oftener. Relationship with her parents is getting worse. White Whale suggests the way out to avoid the problems. To jump off a cliff and to be together where no one can make them hurt anymore.
  Everyone has its own limit of patience. You can make the biggest mistake in your life, but after which there is no turning back. It is impossible to leave the past behind.
  How is Lisa actually related to White Whale? Why does he need her death? Who will save them in the end?
  This is a story about the danger of communicating in social networks, relations within the family, about bullying, indifference, strength and weakness, despair and the problem of teenage suicide. And also about the hope which should be given even when there is no way out. Those who are experiencing something like this, feel that they have a chance.
  There is always a chance!

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