Äidit: Romaani kansannaisista

The narrative follows women of a rural household who endure physical labor, poverty, and the repeated losses of children while caring for elders and infants. It focuses on a middle-aged mother whose daily tasks are so habitual they deaden thought, on her aging mother’s fragile presence, and on tensions with a working husband whose shortcomings produce quiet resentment and longing for recognition. Memories of kinder moments and past grief puncture everyday routine, and scenes move between domestic chores, communal labor, and interior reflection, highlighting themes of maternal sacrifice, endurance, gendered labor, and the subtle moral and emotional costs of survival.