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"The new American fairy tale is the current American nightmare in Jonathan Nelson's MEATLOAF. Three young adults struggle to survive in America during its greatest economic decline since the Great Depression. Unable to fulfill the necessities of religion, social and marital statuses; Helga, Nikolai, and Vader voyage through a world of depression and inner turmoil that exposes itself through harsh images of sexuality, laziness, and violence. MEATLOAF taps into the consciousness of a modern society with a deep sense of love and anguish."
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Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.

Clara and her two sons escape from her abusive husband with little more than their car and plan to start over in New York. After the car towed away, the family meets Alice, who gets them into an emergency shelter. While stealing food at a Russian restaurant called ‘Winter Palace’, Clara meets Marc, who has been given the chance to help the old eatery regain its former glory. The ‘Winter Palace’ soon becomes a place of unexpected encounters between people who are all undergoing some sort of crisis and whom fate has now brought together.