Siberia in the early 20th century. A bustling trading town called Irgit spreads out cheerfully along the bank of the fast river Bystrug. Every year, at the end of summer, a lavish and rich fair blooms in the town square of Irgit. And you’d think everything here is familiar—been seen, been through, and nothing new. But this time, the famous singer and public favorite Arina Buranova—“The Incomparable,” as her fans unanimously called her—visited the town. That was when Irgit descended into complete confusion. The town’s madwoman, Glasha the digger, disappeared somewhere. The wedding of the merchant Yestifeev’s stepdaughter fell apart—then the singer herself ended up in a very complicated, even dangerous situation… This new gripping historical-adventure novel by a well-known Siberian prose writer is dedicated to the memory of the famous Russian singer Anastasia Dmitrievna Vyaltseva.