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Na okraine nebolʹshogo irlandskogo gorodka Rossmor raskinulsi͡a staryĭ Boi͡aryshnikovyĭ les - mesto, kuda zhiteli prikhodi͡at ne odno pokolenie. Zdesʹ bʹët istochnik Svi͡atoĭ Anny, kotoromu pripisyvai͡ut pochti chudesnye svoĭstva: odni veri͡at, chto on sposoben ist͡seli͡atʹ i ispolni͡atʹ zhelanii͡a, drugie schitai͡ut vsë ėto lishʹ krasivym sueveriem. Kogda stanovitsi͡a izvestno, chto cherez ėti zemli sobirai͡utsi͡a prolozhitʹ novui͡u dorogu, sudʹba lesa okazyvaetsi͡a pod ugrozoĭ. Dli͡a odnikh ėto shag k razvitii͡u i blagopoluchii͡u, dli͡a drugikh - utrata chego-to gluboko lichnogo i vazhnogo. Postepenno pered chitatelem raskryvaetsi͡a t͡selai͡a galerei͡a sudeb: zhiteli Rossmora deli͡atsi͡a svoimi strakhami, nadezhdami, vospominanii͡ami i mechtami. I za ėtim vneshne prostym konfliktom - doroga ili les - skryvaetsi͡a gorazdo bolee glubokiĭ vopros: chto na samom dele delaet zhiznʹ t͡sennoĭ?Meĭv Binchi umeet sozdavatʹ tëplye, zhivye istorii o li͡udi͡akh i ikh povsednevnykh perezhivanii͡akh. Ėtot roman - ne stolʹko o sobytii, skolʹko o li͡udi͡akh: ob ikh privi͡azannosti͡akh, somnenii͡akh, vybore mezhdu proshlym i budushchim. Kniga chitaetsi͡a spokoĭno, no ostavli͡aet posle sebi͡a oshchushchenie tikhoĭ glubiny i vnutrennego ui͡uta. Roman ponravitsi͡a tem, kto li͡ubit netoroplivui͡u, atmosfernui͡u prozu o chelovecheskikh sudʹbakh i malenʹkikh soobshchestvakh. On osobenno otkliknetsi͡a chitateli͡am, kotorym blizki tëplye semeĭnye istorii i knigi o zhizni "obychnykh" li͡udeĭ - v dukhe romanov Rozamundy Pilcher ili ui͡utnoĭ britanskoĭ prozy s vnimaniem k detali͡am i chuvstvam. Meĭv Binchi - irlandskai͡a pisatelʹnit͡sa i zhurnalistka, avtor mnozhestva populi͡arnykh romanov i sbornikov rasskazov. Mirovui͡u izvestnostʹ eĭ prinës roman "Zazhgi svechu", posle kotorogo eë knigi neizmenno stanovilisʹ bestsellerami. Eë tvorchestvo t͡seni͡at za iskrennostʹ, teplotu i umenie govoritʹ o prostykh veshchakh tak, chto oni stanovi͡atsi͡a po-nastoi͡ashchemu vazhnymi.

On the outskirts of the small Irish town of Rossmore, there is an old Hawthorn forest, a place where residents have been coming for generations. The spring of St. Anna beats here, which is attributed to almost miraculous properties: some believe that it is able to heal and fulfill desires, others consider all this to be just a beautiful superstition. When it becomes known that a new road is going to be built through these lands, the fate of the forest is in danger. For some, this is a step towards development and well—being, for others it is the loss of something deeply personal and important. Gradually, a whole gallery of fates is revealed to the reader: Rossmore residents share their fears, hopes, memories and dreams. And behind this seemingly simple conflict — the road or the forest — lies a much deeper question: what really makes life valuable?Maeve Binchy knows how to create warm, lively stories about people and their everyday experiences. This novel is not so much about an event as about people: about their attachments, doubts, and choices between the past and the future. The book reads calmly, but leaves behind a feeling of quiet depth and inner comfort. The novel will appeal to those who like unhurried, atmospheric prose about human destinies and small communities. It will especially appeal to readers who are close to warm family stories and books about the lives of "ordinary" people — in the spirit of Rosamund Pilcher novels or cozy British prose with attention to detail and feelings. Maeve Binchy is an Irish writer and journalist, the author of many popular novels and short story collections. Her novel "Light a Candle" brought her worldwide fame, after which her books invariably became bestsellers. Her work is appreciated for its sincerity, warmth, and ability to talk about simple things in a way that makes them truly important.