She won. Nonetheless, she lost. Lilia is desperately in search of a formula for a new perfume. Her search takes her to Karelia in the north of Russia. She has almost given up when Sasha, a young boy, comes to her rescue. The perfume is a big success. But Sasha is gone. Lilia could never find him. Will her daughter, Saasha, who takes over from her, succeed? Will Saasha be able to thread together the missing pieces of the puzzle? And what really is Sasha's story? Set in the Russia of the 90s to the present times, 'Not Far Away' is about struggles, opportunities, sadness and contentment in a vast land that still remains an enigma to many. A family saga where the lines between wealth & poverty, dreams & realities and, triumphs & failures fade. If you have enjoyed Beneath a Scarlet Sky, the Sweeney Sisters Series or the Tucker Series, you will find this book of suspense and magnanimity unputdownable.