The novel follows a woman, Modesta, who is born on 1 January 1900 and her experiences though her life in the twentieth century. The text is written for the most part in the first person (by Modesta), but sometimes also in the third person, especially in the first part of the novel.
杰森·米切尔,雅各布·拉提摩尔,艾利克斯·希伯特,尤隆达·罗斯,蒂凡尼·布恩,理查德·甘特,罗南多·博伊斯,Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine,Barton Fitzpatrick,Shamon Brown Jr.,Michael Epps,Birgundi Baker,LaDonna Tittle,Tyla Abercrumbie,David Alan Anderson,Cedric Young