All the lines of the “Siberian Love” cycle come together on the pages of this novel. To organize the escape of her exiled brother, Narodnaya Volya member Grigory Domogatsky, Sophie Domogatskaya again comes to Siberia. Mikhail Tumanov also finds himself here, trying, together with the British, to buy off a concession for gold mining from Prince Meshchersky. At the same time, tragic events in St. Petersburg lead to the death of Ksenia Meshcherskaya, the former owner of the “Eye of the Storm” sapphire, and the disappearance of Irene Domogatskaya, Sophie’s sister. Will Sophie and her friends and enemies be able to unravel this tangle of secrets? Will it be possible to save those who can be saved and mourn with dignity those who can no longer be saved? And finally, will two very strong people, who are separated by literally everything and everyone, manage to find a way to each other?