WINNER OF THE 2013 CONTEMPORARY BULGARIAN WRITERS CONTEST[/b] Albena Stambolova's idiosyncratic debut novel, Everything Happens as It Does[/i], builds from the idea that, as the title suggests, everything happens exactly the way it must. In this case, the seven characters of the novel—from Boris, a young boy who is only at peace when he's around bees, to Philip and Maria and their twins—each play a specific role in the lives of the others, binding them all together...
