Madonna Without a Child

8 hrs. 8 min.

Mystery, Thrillers & Action

Language Russian

Authors Anna Litvinova, Sergey Litvinov

Author Anna Litvinova

Author Sergey Litvinov

Narrator Irina Vorobyova

Description

Vera had always been used to being impeccable. But how could a family be considered exemplary if it had no heir? When traditional methods didn’t help, Vera and her husband—modern, well-off people—turned to a surrogate mother. But they couldn’t have imagined it would end in tragedy: the woman would lose the child—because of her own fault. Standing at a ceremonial line-up, Alya watched the beautifully dressed daughter among the first-graders’ lines, then looked at her husband Vasily and felt completely happy! Yet happiness proved so fragile… Vasily made a bad bet on the stock exchange, and now an enormous debt hangs over him. He can only pay it off by selling the apartment—but then he, his wife, and their daughter will end up on the street… Alya herself proposed another option: she would become Vera’s new surrogate mother. Alya had known her friend for years, but she hadn’t even suspected what her friend would be ready to do for a child…