The Plot of Wound: A Journey of Self-Discovery and Grief Wound, written by Oksana Vasyakina, is a poignant and deeply moving book that follows the story of a young queer woman as she embarks on a journey across Russia to bury her mother's ashes and understand her own sexuality, femininity, and grief. The narrator, who is also the author, recounts her experiences and memories of her childhood, her artistic and sexual awakening, and her complicated relationship with her mother, all while grappling with the loss of her mother and the challenges of growing up queer in present-day Siberia and Moscow. The novel begins with the narrator's decision to travel from Moscow to her hometown in Siberia to fulfill her promise to her mother, who had passed away from cancer. As she sets out on her journey, she reflects on her childhood and the complex dynamics of her relationship with her mother, including the struggles they faced as a queer family in a society that often rejected and marginalized them.

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