About the book: 2019 / Former title "Estate". Young Lydia Talyanova is an orphan. She was once considered French and had a different name, but her parents were killed under the most mysterious circumstances. And the girl was taken under the guardianship of an elderly Russian gentleman and taken to distant Russia, where he settled in the Smolny Institute for Noble Maidens. Even nine years later, having become an adult girl, Lydia was unable to figure out who he was and why he was taking such a keen part in her fate. But Lydia loves riddles more than anything in the world... As is usually the case, the veil of secrecy is lifted by chance - during a vacation in an old noble estate, where Lydia’s friend is going to visit her sick father.