The nature of fragile things. Meissner S.

Sophie Velan, a young immigrant from Ireland, who wants to break out of a wretched apartment in New York at any cost, responds to a marriage announcement in the newspaper and agrees to marry a person who knows nothing at all. Her groom-Martin Hawking, a widower from San Francisco, is amazingly good, but he is absolutely indifferent to Sophie. The young woman is immediately imbued with sympathy for the five -year -old daughter Martin Kat. But she almost does not talk. This and the strange behavior of Martin is inspired by Sophie, a feeling of anxiety, she begins to understand that in her new life something is wrong. One evening, in early spring, an unfamiliar woman comes to her home, and behind this visit a chain of important events follows. Sophie learns about Martin's carefully hidden ties with two other women.

the fate of these three women are intertwined shortly before the destructive earthquake, forcing them to go on a dangerous journey, which will be a test for the strength of their resistance, determination and - ultimately - The belief that love overcomes fear.

“The nature of fragile things” is an exciting book of a popular American writer about the bonds of friendship, maternal love and the power of female solidarity.