Svitlana is a writer, journalist, and winner of science fiction short story competitions. In 2014, her native Crimea was annexed. The fantasy novel The House of Salt is a story of faith that Ukrainian lands will be free again. And people will remember their identity. "For every book burned by our enemy, we have to write a certain number of books to replace it and give it to our next generations," Svitlana is sure. Ukrainian books are also a kind of bridge between those who stayed in the occupied territories and those who are trying to return them.