A story about an ordinary woman's fate, about how great happiness and love can come to a person at an age when it seems that life is over. In fact, early retirement age, if you have maintained your health and want to love and be loved, is similar to the age at the beginning of our lives, when everything is allowed to us and there is no responsibility for the family. All characters are fictional, but the plot is taken from real life. The cover is the property of the author of the work, A. Komissarov. Published in the author's edition, preserving the author's spelling and punctuation.