About the book: 2000 / Mary Stewart is today one of the most widely read writers in the UK. She has more than 30 novels and stories of romance, detective and historical genres to her credit. All of them are characterized by a sharp plot, surprise and complexity of intrigue, a wealth of character characteristics and impeccable style. The seventh volume includes the novels “The Ivy Tree” and “The Little Petrel”. In both novels, the intrigue revolves around an inheritance, and a considerable inheritance at that. To achieve their goals, heroes do not always act using legal methods..