About the book: year / Vera Arie's new novel is a story about a masterpiece lost during the occupation of Paris and about people lost in time. The heroes of the book are journalist Rodion Lavrov and his young companion - take on a commissioned investigation that touches on the fates of very different people: an obsessed Moscow collector and a charming Parisian schemer, a talented French sculptor and his Russian muse... Modern Moscow, pre-war Paris, the captivating atmosphere of the southern coast of France - these are the settings for this multi-layered story, permeated faith in the limitless power of love.