The Wife of Blue Beard

They got married in 1910. The young countess Arina Baryshnikova and the grandson of a burlak, merchant Egorov, who was no longer young, stout, sullen, and unattractive. Pampered by her father, the princess who grew up in the palace married... someone known in the city as Blue Beard. Egorov had already buried two wives and found himself a third. It was no trouble that her father had squandered all his fortune — the merchant's money would be enough for all…

Egorov truly believed that he could keep his demons at bay in his new marriage. Arina hoped to gradually love her husband, of whose reputation Daddy had kept silent. But both were mistaken. On the very first wedding night, Countess Baryshnikova learned what hell is…
Olga Volodarskaya's novels are sharp social detectives in which the author dissects all aspects of modern society, leaving nothing hidden and withholding nothing. Her books are written so captivatingly that it's simply impossible to tear yourself away. The bright, vivid language and brilliant authorial style create a unique atmosphere that the reader immerses themselves in completely.