About the book: 1998 / Once upon a time, the artist Igor Savrasov saw in a dream a lovely, gentle creature with bottomless eyes and golden hair. Waking up, he excitedly takes up his brush and paints her portrait. This work, along with his other paintings, is included in an exhibition in Venice. “Goldilocks” is making a real splash there. No one doubts that Savrasov will receive first prize. However, the matter takes a completely different - criminal - turn. They start threatening Igor, and then... he is found unconscious on the street. A prosperous businesswoman from Russia brings the artist to her home, organizes treatment and care. And at the moment when her daughter Nastya, having arrived from London, appears at her mother’s house, Igor comes to his senses. Opening his eyes, he sees in front of him... Goldilocks. And the dream becomes reality. But before the young people find each other, many sharp turns of fate await them..