Irish writer and journalist Maeve Binchy (1940–2012) is well known not only in her homeland, but throughout the world. Peru Binchy, in addition to short stories, owns 16 novels; her books have consistently become bestsellers and have received prestigious international awards more than once. In the 1970s, Binchy published three collections of short stories, and quite successfully, but her real fame came with the release of her first novel, Light a Candle (1982). The book tells the story of two friends, their gradual maturation against the backdrop of events taking place in 1940 -1950s in the British Isles, where, among other things, two very different worlds collide: urban England and patriarchal Catholic Ireland. Elizabeth was only ten years old when she had to leave her home. There was a war in Europe, London was bombed, and the parents decided to send their daughter to a safer place - to a distant Irish town. The girl was sheltered by a large, large, hectic family, and Elizabeth’s life completely changed. But most importantly, she now has a close friend, Ashling. They managed to maintain friendship for many years, believing that their relationship would withstand any difficulties and tests...For the first time in Russian!