The action of this fascinating novel takes place in the Khmelnytsky era. It was during this period that the first stone of the modern Ukrainian state was laid. No nation has fought for its freedom, defended its dignity as our ancestors did in the XVII century.
The book describes interesting and little-known facts from the history of Ukraine, depicts customs, life, complex social and religious relations, highlights reasons for the beginning of the National Liberation Struggle of our people. The events of the novel cover the period from the summer of 1647 to the beginning of 1649. The book describes in detail and in detail, almost day after day, the battles of Zhovtovodsk, Korsun, Pylyavets, the events of the summer of 1648, the difficult political situation in which Ukraine found itself without reliable allies. But the main thing is that the novel is about love. The characters of the novel are ordinary Ukrainians of that era, who wanted to live in peace, love, have families, children, but who had to fight for their right to dignity and freedom.
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