THREADS A Depression Era Tale

Three sisters living on a Midwestern farm in 1934 narrate their stories of hardship crime fantasy and love. Each voice is distintive and conveys its own interpretation of shared events: the appearance of a sinister revivalist preacher hunger-driven train riders and the backwoods discovery of a dead baby. Seven-year-old Nellie see the world through magical eyes with visions of local Indians sky dancers and a boy from outer space. Eleven-year-old Irene is arrogant over-confident and judgmental to a fault. Flora at seventeen wants nothing more that to find a husband but a vicious rumor quashes her hops. Through their voices we view their worlds and those of Ma and Pa whose quiet resilience reveals the ongoing struggle to survive.