Story Overview

The story is about a young wife and her much older husband who come to realize they want different things out of life. There are ideals of happiness that are not the same.

Tone and Opening Line

The tone of the book is set by the opening line: WE were in mourning for our mother, who had died the preceding autumn, and we had spent all the winter alone in the country—Macha, Sonia, and I.

Characters and Background

Macha was an old family friend, who had been our governess and had brought us all up, and my memories of her, like my love for her, went as far back as my memories of myself. Sonia was my younger sister.

Additional Details

Katia, Children's Book, Fiction book, this book is an educator and brain developer, building a child’s intelligence, this is the beginning.