My wife has a copy of all but one of this lady's books and is always more than impressed. In the case of this particular book my wife had run out of library books and turned to this, intending to read the English before settling down for the night, but in fact found herself reading the Russian and surprising herself with her understanding. Ms. Mikhaylova had her reading Russian better than she had realised she could. The English translations help but the books always cover points of Russian grammar comprehensively and are a great back up to the numerous Russian grammar books my wife already has. None of the books has disappointed in their assistance with learning a fairly difficult language and help with the grammar as well as being a great read. We recommend them to all who wish to read and understand Russian better.