SAGA: 'This is a collection of autobiographical pieces recalling the events and characters that have shaped the intellectual development of Russian-born painter Tanya Perskaya. This is a collection of considerable diversity. Thus 'Paradise Divers' is a complex, intense work a probing psychological examination of the perennial and fertile themes of desire and freedom. By (effective) contrast 'The Black Teacher in White Arts' is a dark and mystical tale of magic and spirituality. Yet from the recollections of childhood to tales of life as an artist, this pieces are linked through the spiritual significance of the incidents they describe and the richly evocative symbolism they possess. Illuminating, stimulating and entirely unique, True Stories You'll Never Believe offers a privileged insight into the workings of an acute and powerfully creative mind. More than this, this pieces are an invitation: through her writing the author encourages us to become more receptive to the powerful forces that influence our destinies and link our time to the past and future.'

Minerva Press, London