About the book: 1953 / The Beginning is very reminiscent of one of the many popular women's novels. An emotional descriptive scene depicting a girl in nature does not prepare the reader to anticipate village secrets and brutal murders. And even when the romantic beginning, reflecting the themes of 19th-century village life, gives way to the more familiar prelude of the search for acquaintances and relatives who can invite Miss Silver and Frank Abbott and provide them with a proper reputation among local residents, the variety of successive situations and branches of the plot makes the book especially exciting. The quirks of village women, the patriarchal nature of life in Crewe House, alternating with conversations about information leaks and rumors about missing jewelry create a kaleidoscopic pattern that does not allow you to get bored among the already familiar characters.