She was condemned as “a thief and a witch.” She is cursed as the wife of the “kings” - impostors and the culprit of the Great Troubles, which flooded the Russian Land with blood. Marina Mnishek had to see the death of everyone who was dear to her - husbands, lovers and her young son, hanged for the crimes of his parents. She herself is doomed to die in prison, having drunk to the bottom the cup of troubles, sorrow and despair. But the Lord does not abandon repentant sinners - and, having gone through all the circles of hell, having been cleansed in the abyss of torment and suffering, Marina is destined to find new love and miraculous salvation... According to the official version, “the thief’s wife Marinka died of melancholy of her own accord” in the prison tower. According to legend, she flew out from behind bars, turning into a magpie. But in reality, everything was completely different. Do you want to know who became Marina Mnishek’s last love and saved her from certain death? Read this exciting and touching novel, in which for the first time she is depicted not as a bloody villain, but as an unfortunate woman who has become a victim of her own passions, cruel fate and merciless time, who deserves not curses, but pity and forgiveness...