In this largely autobiographical novella, Valentina Oseeva (1902—1969) depicts children growing up during the challenging times of the revolution. They learn how to be friends, value honor and honesty, and remain loyal and faithful to one another, while simultaneously coming to understand people and the world around them. It is the beginning of the 20th century. In the provinces, a summer spent with family at a dacha near Samara. What child wouldn't get bored? And so eight-year-old Dinka, tired of her relatives and the dreary days, goes looking for adventure. She has a complex, free-spirited, and headstrong personality, and often sneaks out of the house to the Volga. But one of her excursions becomes fateful for the young girl. She meets Lenka, an orphaned boy living in harsh conditions. Dinka does not yet know that they will become lifelong friends...
Author: Valentina Oseeva
Pages: 640 (offset paper). Hardcover
Dimensions: 14x21 cm
