The book of memoirs by V. D. Prishvina is, first of all, the story of the formation of an extraordinary, bright, tremulous soul, an intense life, in which a contradictory time was reflected in many colors. The life of a woman born at the end of the 19th century included revolutions, wars, devastation, the death of loved ones, meetings with the most interesting people - philosophers I. A. Ilyin, N. A. Berdyaev, the sister of the poet L. V. Mayakovskaya, pianist M. V. Yudina, poet N. A. Klyuev, name-glorious M. A. Novoselov, Tolstoyan V. G. Chertkov and many, many others. There was a place for everything in her: the search for God, the desire to escape the world and active participation in establishing a new life; finally, there was in her the unfailing expectation of great love - the promise of the Invisible City, where the souls of those who love abide forever.