“Pauline” and “The Wedding Dress” are two wonderful novels about love and the irresistible force of fate. The life of the aristocrat Pauline de Melien promised to be cloudlessly happy, however, as soon as she got married, the society lady finds herself imprisoned in the dungeon of an ancient abbey, where for the last For twenty years no human has set foot. By chance, Alfred de Nerval, who had long had unrequited love for Polina, rescues her from prison. Some time later, having taken an oath from the savior to keep everything secret, Polina tells him the story of her life... Her position in society, her honorable name and high origin predicted a serene existence for the young Parisian Cecilia de Marsiglia. It would have been so, but the power in France has changed, and now her family is forced to flee. Using forged documents, they move to England, where a difficult life awaits them. Only the successful marriage of the grown-up Cecilia can rescue the family from a difficult situation. But for whom is she embroidering her wedding dress - for the simple but rich Edward or for the noble but ruined Henry?