A lot has been said and written about Marina Tsvetaeva; however, no matter how much is written, it always turns out that it is too little. And all because some people treat the unique work of the poetess with reverence, others with undisguised interest; although there are also outright skeptics. But everyone is united in one thing: Tsvetaev’s lines do not leave anyone indifferent. A new book by writer and publicist Viktor Sencha “Marina Tsvetaeva. Rowan - a bitter fate" - not so much about creativity, but about the tragic fate of the poetess. If you walk to the west for a long time, you will definitely come to the east: the words of Confucius perfectly suit the life path of the family of Marina Tsvetaeva and Sergei Efron. Walking in one direction, they returned to the starting point, which became Golgotha for them. The book also examines in detail the mystery of the death of the son of the poetess G. Efron at the front. Victor Sencha’s essay “How Georgy Efron died,” published in an abridged version in the literary magazine “New World” (2018, No. 4), was awarded the Diploma of the winner of the magazine’s annual award for 2018. Victor Sencha's book about Tsvetaeva differs from previous biographical publications in its research depth and ease of presentation. The reader learns much of it for the first time.