Virgin in the garden. Bayette A.S.

“Virgin in the garden” is the first novel “Quartet of Frederica”, which is probably the main work of the cavalier lady of the Order of the British Empire of Anthony Susan Bayette. Tetralogy was written within a quarter of a century, and its plot also has a quarter -century coverage, and the first two novels came out even before the “possessed” international bestseller, and the third and fourth - after.

In the "Virgin in the Garden" unpredictably intersect and resonate the modern comedy of morals and the Elizabeth drama, and life imitates art. The Yorkshire family Potter is preparing with the whole empire to celebrate the coronation of the new monarch - Elizabeth II. But the young generation has his own concerns: Stephanie, tired of his father's authoritarianism, is preparing to marry a local priest; Mathematics-Wunderkinda Marcus haunts anxiety visions; And for Frederica, desperately eager to plunge into the big world, a focus on a young playwright can serve as a ticket...

“Virgo in the garden” - a modern epic is akin to a skillfully woven, rich carpet. The heroes of Bayett ask the main questions of their time. Their voices sound sincerely, sometimes getting down, sometimes reaching amazing beauty ”(Entertainment Weekly).

for the first time in Russian.