"In a guest house" is a work by the Ukrainian writer Olga Kobylyanska, which reveals to the reader the atmosphere of high society at the end of the 19th century. In this work, the author masterfully recreated the world of the patriarchal family and showed the internal conflicts and contradictions that exist between its members. The main character, a young girl Margo, gets into the guest house of her distant relatives, where she faces a complex moral dilemma and storms of sensations. The leading motifs of the work are love, betrayal, thirst for freedom. In addition, "In the guest house" is a reflection of the social realities of the end of the 19th century and the role of women in traditional society. When reading this book, the reader will immerse himself in the atmosphere of the past, where violent feelings are intertwined with social conventions. "In the guest house" is not only a literary masterpiece, but also a window into the past, which will help to better understand modern realities.