What a peaceful, wonderous, at times sombering and appealing read. Anyone with appreciation for nature, descriptions, unique yet random and usual characters who show the faces of humanity and even more so, of that fragile humanity in Turgenev’s Russia – will absolutely love every word of this book and will clearly see not only Turgenev’s skilful and masterful use of language but also will be deeply touched by lives and experiences which though far in space and time, are ever so present in the current reality with same fears, hopes, disappointments, victories and ultimately surrenders to life.