

Fatem, who is six-months pregnant, leaves her village to fill a frame with empty glasses for the elder of her village, who is the only person who can decipher the letters sent by members of the villagers' families who have gone to work in the cities.
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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.

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