The water-themed novel Between Two Shores is a journey through the lagoon of feminine symbols. The once intertwined lives of the two sisters are becoming more and more distant until, at a critical moment, they both discover the unifying truth – only by embracing their own shadow can they breathe in the fresh air. The modernly illustrated Madonna-Whore phenomenon engages the reader by raising uncomfortable moral questions, highlighting the pressing everyday conflicts of the lost mother and an arrogant loner. The duo of the wild Icelandic landscape and the nostalgic Vilnius Old Town reinforces this dualism and invites you to seek your own answers to what femininity, courage, and fulfillment are.