The Winner Has Thought of Everything, or Punished by Beauty

It seemed that Vera’s life in Prague had turned out much more successfully than for many of her compatriots who came there to work. People flocked to the restaurant to watch the girl perform, and she was paid well; her patron, a criminal authority, adored her. Only—there was no love. And then one day Vera sees in the hall a man she’s ready to follow anywhere for. But is the price for that going to be too high—to break with the past and become happy? Earlier, the novel was published under the title «Punishment by Beauty».