Literary Evening & Discussion

Literary Evening & Discussion
With a glass of wine

Promotion of the book Life Can Be A Miracle by Ivinela Samuilova
Special Guest: Ivinela Samuilova

The author will share her personal experiences of meeting the non-conventional psychologist Aleksey Bachev and the way his unusual ideas inspired her to write the novel. In turn, Aleksey who will participate in the presentation via the Internet, will share interesting facts and cases from his practice and some simple tips that everybody could easily apply in their everyday life to reduce the unfavourable scenarios and to open up to the marvellous opportunities in life, whilst genuinely having fun.

About the book:

Life can be a miracle is an interesting phenomenon on the Bulgarian book market. It is the first book to offer psychology for everyday application in a novel, written by a Bulgarian author, at a level comparable to the foreign best-selling books in the same genre, but with a very authentic Bulgarian feel. This is a book that touches with its sincerity, that sheds contagious vitality and that is claimed by the readers to work like therapy – lifting the spirit, cheering us up and inspiring us to look at life as a wondrous adventure.

Told in an authentic, touching and personal manner, the story of the female protagonist Addie presents the life of the majority of people today – life stuck in a social framework that defines instead of us what is “possible and impossible”, “real and unreal”, “feasible and unfeasible”, “acceptable and unacceptable”.

Since Addie was a little girl, she wholeheartedly believed that her life would be extraordinary. However, before she knew it, she gradually got stuck in the routine of everyday life and lost the connection with herself. She realises that dragged down by her fears, beliefs and prejudices, she replaced her true self. Addie believes that finding her true calling is the only way that she will be able to make sense of her existence and will restore once again the integrity of her personality that has been scattered into various roles. Then she meets the extraordinary psychologist Aleksey, who helps her look at herself and her life from a different point of view.

About the author:

Ivinela Samuilova was born on 10.04.1971 in the town of Sevlievo, Bulgaria. She graduated the language high school in the town of Vratsa with Spanish and English languages and later obtained a Masters degree in Theology from the University of Veliko Tarnovo. She has many qualifications and courses, including Business Administration and Management, Journalism, Public Relations, Psychology, etc. For some time, Ivinela used to work as a radio journalist in her hometown and she later joined the team of “Ideal Standard Bulgaria” JSC in Sevlievo, where she held various positions, the last of them being in public relations. In 2005, she moved to Sofia and currently works in marketing, advertising and public relations fields. In order to satisfy her various interests, in 2007 Ivinela founded “Claritas Foundation”, whose current main activity is to preserve and to promote Bulgaria’s musical folk heritage.