The second book in the cult trilogy “Saga of the Century” by British writer Rebecca West. After the disappearance of her husband and the sale of several valuable paintings, Claire Aubrey manages to improve the family’s affairs. Rose and Mary improve their skills at music college, while their older sister Cordelia becomes an art dealer's assistant. Richard Queen, beloved younger brother, is considering Oxford. Growing up as children learn to accept love and grief becomes increasingly poignant as the events of the First World War escalate...Who is this book for? For fans of family sagas, historical fiction, classics and quality literature. For those who enjoy the books "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen, "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott, "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë and "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë. For those who want to read a high-quality and profound book by an English writer who made an outstanding contribution to British literature. In Russian language is published for the first time.