Irish writer and journalist Maeve Binchy (1940–2012) is well known not only in her homeland but worldwide. In addition to stories, Binchy is the author of 16 novels; her books consistently became bestsellers and have repeatedly received prestigious international awards. In the 1970s, Binchy published three short-story collections—quite successfully—yet her true fame came after the release of her first novel, «Light a Candle» (1982). Three years later, her second novel, «Echoes of a Dark Desire,» was published as well and met with a warm response from readers. By the sea, in the area around quiet Irish townland of Castlebay, an echo hides in a cave. People believe that if you ask the echo a question, it will surely answer. One day, two teenagers, David and Claire, come here. Their dream is the same: to leave far away from their home places. Their dreams come true. Claire wins a scholarship at University College Dublin and moves to the capital. David goes too, dreaming of becoming a doctor. Their paths cross in the most unexpected way—and bring them back, to the gray, deserted Castlebay, where once, against the backdrop of family secrets, gossip, and tangled relationships, a drama of ambition, betrayal, and love played out… For the first time in Russian!