Nightingale and Rose

There was a time when the remarkable stories of Vera Inber read. Today, few remember them. Early good, full of sincerity and heart warmth are especially good.
Later, the work of Vera Inber was undeservedly forgotten - close kinship with Leo Trotsky was reflected both on fate and the works of the writer.
The book contains its most famous stories of 1924-1938.
"... The recipe for spring is as follows: completely fresh and sharp kidneys, doused with the sun, bloom on the old poplar (it is recommended to inhale their smell deeply, it is one of the most beautiful in the world) Then the thin moon of the very first quarter, huge, much larger than during the full moon, rises above the finely beaten cloud. Immediately, along with the moon, there is heavy and warm rain: one drop per minute. A bundle of small blue domes of a hundred -year -old church in Uspensky Lane begins to shine under the stars. In the church court, smelling of grass, under the old Topol, kisses are heard: one long and two short ones. Moscow spring is ready ... "(V. Inber" Nightingale and Rose ")