Segal's Test

Riga, early 1980s.
Mark is the head of a consignment store. With a place to live, but without a home. With women, but without a beloved one. With registration, but without a homeland. He lives without dramas and upheavals, but still cannot reach the happiness that seems to be nearby. This search repeatedly reshapes the hero's life, and returning to the land of his ancestors is just one step towards finding himself.
Miriam Zalmanovich's debut novel takes the reader on a journey through the lives of people of that time, which the streets of Vitebsk, Riga, and Haifa have not yet forgotten. Getting to know each character shows that there are no chance encounters. And each hero guides the reader on their own new path: with past sins, in search of new happiness and peace, which always seems within reach but constantly remains elusive.