The main character of the novel is the father of two adult children, who lost his wife long ago. He carefully protects his family secret from strangers. His secrecy has a detrimental effect on his relationship with his beloved woman, also middle-aged, who is ready to join her destiny with him. The situation is aggravated by the appearance of a rival, a handsome blue-eyed man who surrounded the heroine with attention and admired her. Will she succumb to momentary temptation, realizing that the years are passing? After reading the novel, you will learn about the internal struggle of the characters, as intense as the external conflicts of the love story.