Gillian Forrester, as if by fate itself, is doomed to constantly choose one of two things. Career or art? New York, with its frantic pace of life and professional opportunities, or bohemian sunny San Francisco, to which the soul is drawn? Charming Chris Matthews, who is already has repeatedly demonstrated his frivolity and inconstancy, or the not so charismatic, but loyal and noble Gordon Hart? Again and again, tormented by doubts, she makes a difficult choice - and again the past catches up with her, and again Gillian thinks that she made a mistake. How to tell the difference passion from love, and intuition from self-deception? How do you know if you can step into the same river twice? And what awaits Gillian at the end of her difficult journey?..Previously, the book was published in Russian translation under the title “Return.”