We are alive

Kira Argounova is a free-spirited woman who refuses to conform to a totalitarian system. She tries to break free from its suffocating embrace and save her beloved Leo. But it's not so simple, because in this world, good and evil have blurred, and people have become heartless.
Kira faces numerous obstacles. Rodney and friends betray her, and party idealists are unwilling to take risks and make compromises. But Kira doesn't give up. She continues to fight for her freedom and love.
This novel is Ayn Rand's manifesto against communism. It tells of the horrors of totalitarianism and the power of the human spirit. The book was first published in 1936.