About the book: 1888 / “...Suddenly the wind hit her with such force that the girl involuntarily stretched out her arms forward so as not to fall, and the fist of her right hand unclenched for a moment. The girl stopped and, bending down, began to look for something under her feet. Finally, she knelt down and began to rummage through the snowdrift with her thin, blue hands. A minute later, fluffy snow already covered her head, shoulders and chest, and the girl began to look like a snow statue with a living human face. She was looking for something for a long time, rummaging in the snow for a long time…»