This story makes the reader of any age indifferent, makes the heroine's joys and troubles acute - the girl Eva with naughty red hair and a lively, surprisingly independent character. It's hard to put the book down until you turn the last page. The events of the story, described in a lively and vivid language, stand before your eyes: a provincial town on the Kama River with its quiet streets and snow-covered squares, realist boys and schoolgirls, the first ball, first love, friends and ill-wishers, mother and stepmother, house, "where no one wants to live"...
The surprisingly expressive, plastic illustrations of the wonderful artist Georgy Petrovich Fitingof give a special charm to the story. With a few strokes, this master of book illustration manages to convey the character and mood of the hero: the fragile charm of the girl, the majestic dignity of the grandmother, the harsh character of the father, the timid charm of the lame dog Krivulka.
Author: Lydia Budogoskaya
Illustrations: Georgy Fitingof
Pages: 160 (offset). Hard cover
Dimensions: 237x177x15mm
Series: That's How It Was
Publisher: Speech
