A sincere, touching story of a woman with the telling name Vera. A provincial girl who managed to “make her way into an artist” experienced the horror of the blockade, and hungry madness, and sacrificial passion, and glory. And then she lost everything... Where can I get the strength to continue to live when fate brings misfortune after misfortune upon you? Where can you find the strength to continue to love when men betray and lie, change and grow cold? Where can you find hope when it seems that the worst has already happened? You can give up and fall into deep despair. You can hope for a miracle. Or you can just endure. Be strong. Preserve within yourself faith, tenderness, kindness, and mercy... Contents of the collection: Tree on the roof Male fidelity Do's and don'ts Old dog Damn it to hell