The novel “The Factory Owner's Wife,” like all of Valeria Karikh’s books, is about love. This time the reader is introduced into the world of passions of those who are connected by family ties and whose feelings must be strong. The heroes fall into a trap of passions and a classic love triangle. Under the cover of a calm, measured life, imperceptibly, unseen by prying eyes, a once strong family union is collapsing. In the novel, the reader will find the complex intertwining of human destinies, love and jealousy, deception and tragedy, which leads to the thirst for profit that has turned the head of millionaire and manufacturer Ivan Ukhtomtsev. Editor's comment: Poison love ivy can turn into a cruel trap for those who are not able to resist the harsh a wave of passionate feeling. Valeria Karikh's bright novels are rich and sharp, and the amazing spirals of the plot will not allow you to exhale calmly until the very last line, forcing you to panic and look for a way out of the emotional labyrinth. But you and I know that a triangle is a closed figure.