故事产生在约旦。丈夫突然归天后，30岁的纳瓦尔（Nawal）不能不为她的那份遗产而斗争，来挽救她的女儿和她的家，而在这个社会中，有一个儿子才能顺利继承遗产。

　October 6, 1973. Arab states led by Egypt and Syria launched a surprise invasion and nearly overran Israel during the holiest day of the Jewish calendar: Yom Kippur. The story is told through the eyes of three characters, whose lives were…