About the book: 1983 / The main events in Aimee Baekman's novel "The Thicket" unfold in our days. The memories of the main character of the book, the architect Leo, and his meetings with childhood friends return the reader to the war years and to the complex relationships of the post-war years, during the period of class struggle in the Estonian village. The author pays main attention to ethical problems. The entire life of the main character is predetermined by a feeling of guilt due to a crime committed in the past..