Ludmila Petrushevskaya was born in 1938 in Moscow. She is regarded as one of Russia’s most talented modern writers; her works include the 1992 novel The Time Night, which was short-listed for the Russian Booker Prize, and Immortal Love, a collection of short stories and monologues. Petrushevskaya's plays have been produced around the world and her stories published in more than 20 countries. In 2003 she was awarded the prestigious Pushkin Prize by the Toepfer Foundation in Germany.

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Beautiful princess with mystery illness seeks dashing prince with own steed for true love though some near death experiences inevitable (but no dragons or locked towers). Ludmila Petrushevskaya, one of Russia's finest contemporary writers, subverts the cliches in this fairy tale for adults.