The tree of angels. Sumner P.

An elegant, like a casket of the finest work, a house, a fairy -tale garden written on the wall, an angel in the leaves of the palm tree - these are just some of the wonders of the Russian landowner estate, where Nina Karsavina grows with the beauty of her mother, eccentric father, older sister Katya and housekeeper Daria who introduces her to Russian folk tales and traditions. But when the mother dies, and the father gradually loses his mind from grief, Nina makes a difficult decision to leave her homeland forever. On the eve of the First World War, the girl gets to England, where she has to get comfortable in a completely new life for her. The Russian revolution and two world wars scatter the Karsavins around the world. And only when Ninin’s granddaughter, the artist Julia, is accepted for the search for her own roots, the tragic story of the family finally develops into a single whole... Translation from English by A. Nikiforova.