It's 1960 in rural Manitoba, and Oata is about to confide that she may be pregnant when her fiance Yasch lets slip his obsession with skinny Sadie Nickel. Oata is torn--does she still want to hitch her wagon to this fickle dow-nix? Does she have a choice now? When a distraught Sadie turns up at Oata's door, asking about a recipe rumoured to help a woman whose period is late, Oata must confront her own insecurities and wrestle with irrevocable choices. As she reluctantly dares to help Sadie, Oata discovers the power of female friendship and reassesses her abundant assets. Does she need pants with a man in them to run a farm? Will she try the recipe for herself? Will she tell Yasch? This comedy-drama by celebrated Manitoba author Armin Wiebe grapples with still-current issues of social class, property, body image, self-esteem, sexism, and a woman’s reproductive options.
It's 1960 in rural Manitoba, and Oata is about to confide that she may be pregnant when her fiance Yasch lets slip his obsession with skinny Sadie Nickel. Oata is torn--does she still want to hitch her wagon to this fickle dow-nix? Does she have a choice now? When a distraught Sadie turns up at Oata's door, asking about a recipe rumoured to help a woman whose period is late, Oata must confront her own insecurities and wrestle with irrevocable choices. As she reluctantly dares to help Sadie, Oata discovers the power of female friendship and reassesses her abundant assets. Does she need pants with a man in them to run a farm? Will she try the recipe for herself? Will she tell Yasch? This comedy-drama by celebrated Manitoba author Armin Wiebe grapples with still-current issues of social class, property, body image, self-esteem, sexism, and a woman’s reproductive options.
