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“I Am Not Like That…: Living Without a Mask” is a deeply human and intimate novel about identity, silence, and the courage to exist as oneself.
Through the eyes of Lena, a girl growing up in a small post-Soviet town, we follow a quiet, painful, and beautiful journey – from childhood filled with confusion and loneliness to the first steps toward freedom and self-acceptance.
This is not a story about rebellion. It is a story about becoming. About learning to breathe, to love, and to speak in a world that keeps demanding silence.
The book explores family, friendship, shame, love, and the fragile border between fear and truth. Every page carries a sense of quiet strength – the kind that comes when you finally stop hiding.
“I Am Not Like That…” is a reflection on what it means to be different – and to finally say: I am.
For readers who love coming-of-age fiction, psychological realism, and emotional honesty, this novel will stay with you long after the last page.
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