About the book: 1967 / Dmitry Holendro is the owner of a lyrical style. He writes with love for people, like their close comrade. The lyrical nature of his works does not prevent him from touching on the pressing problems of our time, putting his heroes before decisive trials. The young mother Masha Anokhina with her three children left for the worse, out of desecration of love, not knowing how to live . In the unknown Kamushkino, people helped her fight disappointment, the temptation of a quiet life without true love, the difficulties of every day. Sashka Taranets, the foreman of a fishing seiner, in pursuit of fame, committed meanness and deceived everyone. On the threshold of glory or disaster, in front of the eyes of his beloved girl and fellow villagers, he painfully chooses which step to take. Old Kharlasha has been waiting for news from his son for a long time, and he tells people that he has received it. Waiting experiences paternal and filial love. In everyday stories, the writer reveals the beauty of the human heart, although the author’s smile can be both bitter and caustic.