For the first time in Russian, the newest novel by Diana Setterfield, the celebrated author of The Thirteenth Tale, a recognized masterpiece of modern English prose, which made critics talk about the return of the golden age of the British novel, covered with the names of Charlotte and Emily Brontë and Daphne Du Maurier, and sold all over world in 40 languages with a circulation of over 3 million copies. On the darkest and longest night of the year, on the day of the winter solstice, a wounded stranger stumbles into the ancient Swan inn on the banks of the Thames with a dead girl in his arms. However, a few hours later the girl turns out to be alive. What is this miracle? Magic? Or is there a scientific explanation? And most importantly, who is she? Mr and Mrs Vaughan's daughter who disappeared two years ago? Or perhaps the granddaughter of farmer Robert Armstrong, whose existence he had only learned the day before and never had time to see? After all, The Swan is not just the oldest inn in the area; People have been coming here for a long time to listen and tell stories - topical anecdotes, or ancient stories and legends, or fairy tales. So the story of the mysterious girl must be woven into the fabric that has been woven by experienced storytellers for many centuries...