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Over the past year, the atmosphere at Mariska's home has changed dramatically. Her parents are no longer able to communicate, so Mariska (13) escapes from this stifling environment. On the beach, she meets Christiaan, a kite surfer, who gives Mariska a sense of freedom that she increasingly succumbs to. Mariska's parents' relationship is under great strain because of her behavior, but even when her father leaves them, she continues to fight to bring about change within the family.
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NL

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.

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.