Caution, the doors are closing.

A novella is a literary form that few take on. It is not easy to show an entire life on just a few pages, evoking vivid emotions and attachment to the characters, but Maria Metlitskaya consistently meets this challenge. Her short stories are characterized by a special intonation, lively details, and gentle irony intertwined with a bright sadness. The characters in them do not only perform good or bad deeds - they stumble and make mistakes, just like all living people. "Be careful, the doors are closing" is a book about the search for happiness and a better fate, a reassessment of values, including family values, about the fact that you cannot change the world around you without changing your attitude towards it.