Forbidden. Hidden. Denied. Can art be powerful enough to endure? Ragni Clausonrsquos work, relationships, and body all seem to be falling apart. And she isnrsquot convinced that spending her vacation fixing up her great-grandmotherrsquos cabin and supervising her rebellious teenage niece, Erika, will offer any much-needed rejuvenation. As Ragni and Erika clean, they begin to uncover the secret paintings and life of Nilda, Ragnirsquos ancestor who lived in the cabin in the early s. Ragni doesnrsquot know how much she has in common with her great-grandmother, but it becomes clear Nilda faced her own struggles. Taking care of home and menfolk, fighting off locusts, raising her daughter, and finding time to paint in the midst of it all were not easy tasks.
