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The classic of modern Latvian literature, Mara Zalite, has been known primarily as a playwright and poet, the author of the libretto for the first Latvian rock opera Lachplēsis. With her novel Five Fingers, she made her debut as a prose writer, and this work immediately gained notoriety not only in the writer's homeland but also abroad. The novel tackles a topic that has been actively explored in Latvian prose in recent decades - the tragedy of the Soviet occupation and its consequences for the people and national consciousness. The book is based on the childhood memories of Mara, who was born in 1952 in Siberia, where her parents were exiled. The family returned to Latvia only in the second half of the fifties.

The main character of the book is a little girl Laura, who discovers her native Latvia, which she had heard about only from adults, and the big world in general, where, because of her childish naivety and curiosity, she often finds herself in dangerous and funny life situations. And at the same time, she discovers a world of adult cruelty and injustice, which tragically affects the fates of her neighbours."

Till now, Mara Zalite was known in Ukraine for several translations in collective collections and periodicals. Finally, she comes to the Ukrainian reader as a separate publication.