About the book: 1996 / This is a half-century-long novel, the story of an entire clan of an Anglo-American family. The heroes of the book live as it should be for prosperous, rich people: a successful career, luxurious houses, high-society entertainment, whirlwind romances. But from time to time they find themselves in such tragic situations that the thought involuntarily arises - are they just chips in someone’s diabolical game??