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Not everyone is lucky enough to be born under a lucky star. Not everyone can choose the star they want on earth: some have it on flags and building spires, others on an armband or on the door of their homes, some on their shoulder straps, and some in their dreams and dreams. And it also happens that an entire generation is doomed to suffer under the yoke of the red star by the will of fate.

1933. A five-year-old boy and his family move from 3 small villages to the suburbs of Vinnytsia, the so-called Old Town. There, in the past, he leaves behind his carefree childhood, the grave of his mother, whom he did not even remember, and his faithful dog Shumka. In the present, there is a reliable friend Kostyk and a lot of mischievous adventures and important things to do as the boys grow up, learn, gain intelligence, learn about good and evil... until the war breaks out.

With the war comes new worries, responsibilities, new friends, feelings, and new, unfortunately, difficult experiences. with the war comes new separations and losses, which now directly affect the characters of the novel, because they have become adults and now create reality themselves, and not just watch it as children.

And only fate knows what is destined for whom: a deep trench in an amusement park, or incendiary dancing in the same park, or a German bullet in the middle of the forehead, or the mysterious disappearance of "Ostarbeiters" from the train, or a magical fairy tale on the shore of a witch's lake...

This novel is about hearing the silent call of your star, leading you through darkness and fear to bright dreams. It is about how a whole generation survived the horrors of the Soviet and German occupation, preserving the most valuable things - love, warmth, and light in their hearts.

We really missed such a book. The days of great novels like Volyn by Ulas Samchuk are long gone, but The Inverted Star will fill in the pages of the people's biography erased by time and the totalitarian regime, help us feel, experience and understand the history of the people who have suffered so much.