Дама с букетом гвоздик

Za miniati͡uru Golʹbeĭna, izvestnui͡u kak "Dama s buketom gvozdik", razvorachivaetsi͡a nastoi͡ashchee srazhenie na londonskom aukt͡sione. Kėtrin Lorimer udaetsi͡a oboĭti sopernikov, odnako vmesto triumfa ona chuvstvuet trevogu i opustoshennostʹ. Zatei͡a s miniati͡uroĭ - ėto ogromnai͡a avanti͡ura, i esli ona ne udastsi͡a, Kėtrin okazhetsi͡a na grani razorenii͡a. K tomu zhe Kėtrin odinoka: samyĭ dorogoĭ eĭ chelovek, plemi͡annit͡sa, vskore vyĭdet zamuzh i pokinet ee. Portret krasivoĭ, no neschastnoĭ zhenshchiny zavorazhivaet novui͡u vladelit͡su… No ne sluchitsi͡a li tak, chto ona sama povtorit sudʹbu golʹbeĭnovskoĭ modeli? Pomimo romana "Dama s buketom gvozdik", v sbornik voshli tri povesti izvestnogo pisateli͡a - "Nochnye bdenii͡a", "Zacharovannyĭ sneg" i "Zhenshchina zemli". Vse proizvedenii͡a publikui͡utsi͡a na russkom i͡azyke vpervye.

A real battle is unfolding at a London auction for Holbein's miniature, known as the "Lady with a Bouquet of Carnations". Catherine Lorimer manages to beat her rivals, but instead of triumph, she feels anxious and empty. The miniature idea is a huge gamble, and if it fails, Catherine will be on the verge of ruin. Besides, Catherine is lonely: the person dearest to her, her niece, will soon marry and leave her. The portrait of a beautiful but unhappy woman fascinates the new owner… But won't it happen that she herself will repeat the fate of the Holbein model? In addition to the novel "The Lady with a bouquet of carnations", the collection includes three stories by the famous writer — "Night Vigils", "Enchanted Snow" and "Woman of the Earth". All works are published in Russian for the first time.