About the book: 2024 / Thirties of the XX century. Between young Vera and the handsome brigade commander Larionov there have always been insurmountable barriers: the difference in social status, age, views... But nothing prevented them from falling in love with each other. Now, 10 years later, Larionov is the head of a labor camp, and first love remains only in memories. Irina, a new Gulag prisoner, bursts into his life and revives the echo of forgotten love. True, Irina sees Larionov only as an executioner. Or does he prefer to think so?.. After all, the zone is not a place for happiness. However, the ability to love can change a lot. Even in remote Siberia, in the center of a cruel era, love revives the main thing: hope.