The Greatest Good. Balkan Trilogy. Volume 1

In the autumn of 1939, just weeks after Germany's invasion of Poland, English newlyweds Guy and Harriet Pringle arrive in Bucharest, known then as the 'eastern Paris.' The residents of this multifaceted city, plunged into the uncertainty of war and... political instability, cling to vibrant daily life as chaos engulfs Romania and the rest of Europe. Meanwhile, Harriet begins to truly get to know her husband, an extroverted university professor who quickly engages in lively conversations with many people, and she tries to find her place in a peculiar company of stuffy diplomats, wealthy ladies, seductive rogues, and opportunists.