Svetlana Yankovskaya

1946, a poverty-stricken village, and a hungry winter is ahead. To their misfortune, boys find a book on black magic at an abandoned royal manor. With the help of dark forces, any wish can be granted. Now the whole village is infected with a delusional idea - to make a deal with the Devil. But what price must be paid? A price that leads to a tragic and terrible denouement.

Daughter and husband of a teacher of the high school live in the old house at different floors of multifamily unit. When the former wife gets to hospital the girl leaves in father’s care who is a weak but kind-hearted man.