简介：Milla,a70yearoldwhitewoman,intheterminalstagesofmotorneurondisease,trappedinsilenceandconfinedtoherbed,strugglestomakeherself"heard"byherblackmaidservantandnownurse,Agaat.Slowlytheeventsleadingtothisroomarerecalled:1950swhenlifeinSouthAfricawasfullofpromiseMillainheritsherGrandmother'sfarm,marriesthedashingbutcruelJak,enslavesherselftothefarmtoleavealastinglegacy,strugglestofallpregnant,discoversand"adopts"theyoung,abusedAgaat,butwhenshefallspregnantdemoteshertotheroleofservant.Agaatexactsherrevengebecomingmother,sister,governessandbestfriendtothechildandpreventshimfromforminganytangiblerelationshipswithhisbiologicalfamily.Sheassertsaterriblepowerbyharnessingtoherselfthemeansandopportunitiesofthesystemthatsubjugatedher.Milla'slong,slowdescentbecomesanexerciseinrememberingandunderstanding,piecingtogetherthefragmentsofalifemisspent,opportunitieslostandinsightssuppressedandfinallytherecognitionofthecentral,enduringbondofherlife;thatwithherchild,Agaat.Asoaringdramaspanningthelasthalfofthe20thCentury,Agaatisanemotionalandtouchingstorybetweentwowomen,atoncerivalsandsoulmates.Itisaboveall,alovestory.…