About the book: 2002 / The brilliant young general Dmitry Korf sets an indispensable condition for his bride: she must be innocent! It would seem that the charming Masha Stroilova fully meets his requirements. However, Corfu has no idea what heaviness darkens the soul of the young beauty, what sin she hides in her heart, what trail of painful suffering trails behind her. The maid replaces Masha on the marriage bed, but the shameful deception is revealed... The spouses are forced to live together, hating each other: he is for deception, she is for indifference. Many years pass, filled with the most tragic events for France, where he serves in the Russian embassy. Previously, the novel was published under the title "The French Drink of Love"".