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Olga Sverchkova

Writer and Russian-qualified lawyer. I write about St Petersburg and Tbilisi, people, relationships and life without the gloss – as it really is.
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Books

Literary nonfiction and fiction by Olga Sverchkova – stories about Tbilisi, St. Petersburg, people, cities, and everyday life.
MEMOIR
Nobody Told Me About Tbilisi

Nobody Told Me About Tbilisi

A witty and personal book about moving to Tbilisi, starting over and discovering Georgia beyond the postcards.
MYSTERY
The Alibi of St. Petersburg

The Alibi of St. Petersburg

A literary mystery set in St Petersburg, where the city itself becomes part of the investigation.
ESSAYS
a book Petersburg. It’s Normal.

Petersburg. It’s Normal.

A witty and affectionate portrait of St Petersburg through its people, habits and the small absurdities of everyday life.
RELATIONSHIPS
The Life Between Staying and Leaving

The Life Between Staying and Leaving

A raw and intimate novel about love, sex, money and the fragile space between staying and leaving.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Olga Sverchkova

Writer and lawyer, exploring cities, relationships, memory, and the lives we build between staying and leaving.

I spent more than twenty years practising law in St Petersburg before moving to Tbilisi. My books grew out of that change – from leaving one city, learning another, and noticing how much of a life is hidden in ordinary details.
I write fiction and literary nonfiction about St Petersburg and Tbilisi, love and money, memory and choice, and those moments when people have to decide what to keep, what to leave, and what to begin again.
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Books, Stories & Literary Nonfiction

Olga Sverchkova is a writer and attorney whose work includes literary nonfiction, fiction, and psychological suspense. Her books explore cities, people, relationships, memory, choices, and the small details of everyday life that often become the beginning of a story. From Tbilisi and St. Petersburg to places still to come, her writing combines observation, irony, atmosphere, and human stories. Explore the books, read free chapters, and discover new essays, stories, and excerpts in the Blog.
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New stories, book excerpts, notes on writing, cities, and everyday life.
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