American writer, National Book Award finalist Sarah Zarr, with great love and emotion, talks about the fate of two girl sisters: the beautiful Dixie and the wise, serious beyond her years Jem - so different and so identical in their desire to preserve the family and loyalty to each other For two whole years, before the birth of her younger sister, Jem was a favorite child. And then everything changed. Jem forgot what safety and parental care are. Every day brought new problems, and it seemed that there was no strength left even for dreams. But Dixie turned out to be a bright window in her life. Jem grew up caring for her sister in a way that their mother, always busy with her worries, could not, and certainly as their father, whose unexpected visits were the only thing worse than his frequent absences, could not. And one day the sisters had a chance to live a different, beautiful, carefree life. Even if it’s not for long, just one day, they will also have a piece of happiness and freedom.