The heroines of the novels of the English writer Polly Stearman are women with their experiences and disappointments, expectations and hopes. The heroine of the first novel, Sandra Bernon, is an orphan girl who ends up in London. Full of romantic notions, she finds herself deceived by a rich rake. Having given up on her personal happiness, she decides to pursue a career. However, there is yet another love test ahead, which arises after a chance acquaintance...Jenie Field, the heroine of the second novel, was abandoned at a young age by the man who once loved her with a child in her arms and without a livelihood. Hard work, talent and time made her famous in circles financiers. Fate decreed that Janie became seriously ill. It seemed that life was over, but in difficult times he appeared...