The first book in the cult trilogy of British writer Rebecca West “Saga of the Century”, which is based on events from the life of her family. Having become a classic, this novel shows us the life of the Aubrey family - both gifted and unhappy. Mary and Rose, who play the piano brilliantly, their younger brother Richard Queen and older sister Cordelia, all witness how their father's extravagance leads their family to ruin, and their mother, a once famous pianist, cannot change anything. But, loving and loved, even finding themselves in difficult conditions, Aubrey seeks inner harmony in the music that fills their whole life, and finds support in each other.