Knyha «Svitlo, yake lyshayet′sya» - tse inklyuzyvna ta psycholohichno chesna istoriya pro zhyttya veteraniv ta yichnich rodyn pislya viyny. Avtorka, Mariya Kalinenko, rozpovidaye pro zminy v tili ta dushi, pro lyubov, yaka pidtrymuye, ale ne likuye. TSe istoriya pro te, yak navchytysya zhyty dali pislya perezhytoho bolyu. Roman rozkryvaye temu zhyttya pislya viyny, pokazuyuchy yoho ne yak plakatnyy obraz, a v real′nosti, z usima yiyi skladnoschamy ta dribnytsyamy, yaki stayut′ tsinnymy spohadamy.