John Hadley built this house for himself and his beloved wife - a house in a clearing overgrown with wild grapes and sweet peas. But after John and both of his sons disappeared at sea during a terrible storm in the spring of 1778, a curse seemed to hang over the house. Sooner or later it leaves its mark on the lives of everyone who settles here. Years pass, and the ghosts of the house weaken, but when will the chain of misfortunes be broken? For the first time in Russian!

Alice Hoffman is a recognized master of a subtle psychological novel. The total circulation of her books is more than 50 million copies. The novel “Practical Magic” was filmed (starring Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock).