Mirror of the Poor Hare

5 hrs. 27 min.

Language Russian

Author Darya Dontsova

Narrator Maxim Sergeev

Description

Children are often drawn to exactly what adults strictly forbid. Ivan Podushkin was sure that nothing could shock him anymore, but life prepared a new mystery. Help comes from Svetlana Igorevna Veselova—a spoiled rich woman, convinced that her obedient daughter has been replaced by a brazen impostor. According to the millionaire, the “foreign” girl disappeared, taking a million rubles with her. Podushkin expects to quickly sort everything out: it seems the girl simply got tired of being a servant to a cold, demanding mother. But everything turns out far more complicated.

Ivan doesn’t yet realize that in reality he is the key figure in someone else’s carefully staged game—where the finale won’t be applause, but a shot that echoes the past.

Darya Dontsova is one of the most read and in-demand authors in the country, whose books are loved by millions. In Russia, more than 200 million copies of her works have been distributed. Her novels give readers energy, hope, ease, and faith in tomorrow. “Dontsova is an incredibly hardworking person. I don’t know any other writer who works so much. I respect her as an example of writing productivity. Women often need psychological support, and they find it in Darya Dontsova’s books. I myself once read several of her novels. People of all kinds read her: busy businesswomen to ‘switch their brains off’ for a while, and housewives who have 15–20 minutes between chores—to drop off and pick up the kids.” — Galina Yuzefovich, literary critic