The Advent Calendar

Although Lena's life does not resemble the carefree everyday routine of her peers, sadness never lingers on her face for long. Every day, she sells candied apples in front of the city ice rink to help support her parents. When, shortly before Christmas, she selflessly gives a beggar her last apples and her warm scarf, she unknowingly awakens a heavenly magic through this act. The very next morning, a mysterious Advent calendar appears in front of her humble little cottage, its doors holding far more than ordinary gifts. Lena does not dream of dresses or presents—her greatest wish is for her mother to recover, for her father to find достой employment, and for her estranged family to be reunited. This Christmas brings miracles—quieter than falling snow, yet as powerful as Lena's love for those around her—miracles that will change her life forever.