Do you believe that the fates of people, not just strangers— separated by whole centuries, can intertwine? And not just intertwine — reflect one in the other, like in a mirror?
1918. Hungry, devastated Petrograd. Olga and Savva — a young couple, they have seen death, know the price of life. Savva is serious beyond his years, madly in love with his Olenka, tender and delicate, and he is sure that a long, happy life lies ahead. They just need to survive the hard times.
Our days, Saint Petersburg. Savva — a true Petersburg native, an avid collector. Career, interesting acquaintances, colorful women — all this is in the past. Today, only his beloved work and memories remain.
Olya, nicknamed Little Deer, is no longer young, but she has essentially not started living: total control from her mother, lack of a personal life, a secret passion for a man who doesn't even suspect it.
They will meet when one hot summer day the Little Deer finds herself trapped in a remote St. Petersburg well-house, caught between life and death. And it is then that Savva will finally learn the grim secret of his great-grandfather, understand why he was given such a rare name, and also realize that fate sometimes throws plots at you that cannot be found in the most interesting books and movies