Summer is a time of holidays, but sometimes you can travel without leaving your home. Different countries, times, even moods and feelings – all that is desired by those who love to read. When you rotate the page, trust the author: all that survived or learned the authors, you will surely learn and you. And that’s why it’s worth reading! Traditional monthly collection of books whose authors found their subjects, stories, recipes in different parts of the world, from Zhytomyr.Travel

Sofia Andrukhovych “Felix Austria”
The novel by Sofia Andrukhovych is a picture of the lives of two women, whose fate is closely intertwined with the background of “Felix Austria”. Stanislaviv is a common place in which the events of the novel unfold in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The inhabitants of the city have different preferences and entertainments. They go to the balls and performances of famous illusionists, they engage in science or conceal secrets, suffer and love. And all this is called life. And while some people call the novel a historical one, the fate of Stephi and Adel will surely be of interest to readers much more than the Cisar epoch or gossip of the old city.
Polina Zherebtsova “A Thin Silver Thread”
A good image arises in the imagination, doesn not it? Only, in fact, is an extremely terrible thread, which the military is called stretch marks. It is they who break, take away human life. And the heroes of 33 small stories live on the verge of life and death. About the terrible warfare, revaluation of values, the thin line between good and evil, which is so easy to go to war tells readers the author, who in the childhood saw the horror of the Chechen war. How to save the most expensive, do not lose faith in good, when the thin threads of humanity break off, tells the finalist of the prize to them. Andrii Sakharov and the author-eyewitness, arguing that strong spirits are good and noble people.
Aram Pachyan “Robinson”
The Ukrainian reader saw the works of this author for the first time, but the short stories and stories of the old Yerevan are fascinated, causing the reader’s reflection. In the thoughts of a young author, whose works were first translated into another language, is what humans all over the world felt: loneliness, strangeness, indecision, strangeness. However, the “wunderkind of Armenian literature” rapidly plunge the reader into a strange world of his stories, in which Robinson and Friday combined, and the eternal questions of being like the problem of parents and children, and biblical motives. The Armenian Robinsons are surprised, confused and compelled to contemplate at the same time, but undoubtedly enriches the reader with new experiences.
Suzanne Lafleur “Love, Aubrey”
To deal with the loss of loved ones is difficult for an adult, and 11-year-old girl and pogo. Life is completely new, and at the same time it is not at all easy and beautiful. The only thing that opens up optimism is the perception of the tragedy by the smallest heroine. Despite all the problems and misfortunes, the little girl becomes wiser than many adults: they are studying to focus on positive thoughts and pleasant memories, not choking in the bitterness of the past. Optimism and faith, albeit sometimes naive in childhood, is the main message of the author.
Jamie Oliver “How to Become the Best Cook”
Everyone has often had to stand up to the plate, showing extraordinary abilities or suffering a culinary fiasco. A good advisor in these cases is usually a book of recipes. When you learn about cooking lychees “from the front” from one of the world’s best chefs and even in a simple sociable manner, you usually begin to realize that you can learn everything. You just want to! Recognized master chef Jamie Oliver will not only tell about how to choose foods and give the dishes fresh flavors. The most important thing is that the gurus of cook skill will teach you to believe in your own strength. And regardless of whether you are a specialist or a novice, the author will confidently lead you through the culinary paths from the beginning to the very success.

The books we talked about are completely different in style and genre, but they all give new knowledge, emotions, and skills. Purchase these and other books from the Publishing House of the Old Lion can be found at the Lviv Chocolate Workshop at 7, Peremohy Square.

Translated by Aliona Matushevich