Mary returns to her parents' house after serving in the Jerusalem Temple. Once, in an olive garden, where a girl loves to dream of a future life, she is victim of robbers and becomes pregnant. It is not possible to get rid of the fetus and, in order to avoid shame, parents promptly give her marriege to a carpenter from Nazareth.Old personalities of the New Testament are new characters, other destinies.

Engineer electrophysicist. He studied at the Novosibirsk Academgorodok. He worked as a correspondent in newspapers. Member of the Union of Journalists of Russia. Laureate of several national and regional professional competitions, including for journalistic investigation. Author of science fiction stories and short stories.