Some distances can be measured. Others cannot.

Kateryna Hrytsenko and Aleksei Sokolov meet through an argument over a map. She is in Kharkiv. He is in Belgorod. Between misplaced coordinates, late-night messages, and visits that never last long enough, an unlikely connection becomes love.

Then Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine changes the meaning of every border between them.

As Kateryna faces displacement and Aleksei confronts questions of responsibility and belonging, their relationship must survive more than separation. What does it mean to love someone when your homes, your loyalties, and your understanding of the truth no longer point in the same direction?

From Kharkiv to Berlin, Tbilisi, and the uncertain ground of third countries, The Distance Between Maps follows two people trying to find a shared future in a world that has fractured around them.

An intimate literary novel about long-distance love, the consequences of war, and the difficult space between forgiveness and trust.