At the beginning of the novel, the heroine is 18. She works at the theater as a costume assistant, daring not to dream about the stage—yet the leading actress sees in her enormous talent. And then Nadenka Shubeikina becomes a famous provincial actress of Neronova, plays with Mochalov and Shchepkin. She stuns the hearts of the audience in the roles of Ophelia, Desdemona, Cordelia, and it seems that the glow of high tragedy lights up her own life—her passionate and suffering heart. Quite differently unfolds the fate of Verochka, Neronova’s daughter…
“Yoke of Love” is one of the most popular novels by A. Verbitskaya, whose works people once eagerly devoured.