Have anybody ever thought that life in a Gulag in Siberia could be much better than in your own home with your own family? Sounds unimaginable, but the novel ”Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes” by Guzel Yakhina describes how Zuleikha’s reality changes for the better when she is brought far away from her homeland the Tatar village of Ulbash. Continue to read my book review of ”Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes” by Guzel Yakhina, one of the best contemporary novels I’ve read so far.