The novel “It Takes Two for Joy” continues the cycle of novels by Vaclav Michalski about the destinies of two sisters - Maria and Alexandra, begun with the novels “Spring in Carthage”, for which the writer was awarded the State Prize of Russia by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of June 5, 2003, and " There is desert everywhere for the lonely.” In the novel “It Takes Two for Joy” the reader again meets Maria and Alexandra, but in a completely different time - on the threshold and beyond the threshold of the Second World War. At one time, Valentin Kataev wrote: “Vaclav Michalsky immediately attracted the attention of readers and critics with the freshness of his extraordinary talent. He has a faithful eye, a sharp analytical mind. He has an excellent command of the word and knows its value. The leading force of his work is imagination. Female images in prose Michalsky are always reliable and unique." These words of an outstanding master can also be applied to the new book by Waclaw Michalski.