The collection is based on the story “In the Mirror”, in which the newlyweds Klimentina and Andrey, tired of living with their parents, caring for their elderly grandfather and supporting a large family, decided to rent housing on their own. An excellent apartment was also found, but the old lady owner rents it out with strange conditions: she doesn’t take money, doesn’t allow herself to call, and hints at a strange mirror. Who the owner of the apartment turned out to be and how the answer to the present may be hidden in the distant past - this is what this story tells about. The collection also includes stories by the author written over the past 10 years.