Noutsa, Oliko and Faïna. Grandmother, mother, and daughter. Of the three, Faïna is the loveliest. With breasts like bombs. Both Noutsa and Oliko were married at the age of sixteen, as soon as they had breasts. Though, it must be said, Noutsa was only married for two months the first time. Though, it is true, Oliko was only married because she lied, jumped on a train, and threw herself into the arms of a man she didn't know. Once Faïna acquires her feminine curves, she is convinced that she will soon be married. Her suitors line up. The table is laid and Grandmother Noutsa is wheeled in – she hasn't walked since the day she was widowed. Like a cannon, she fires on the suitors. And so it goes every Spring. That is until Faïna's wedding dress, with all its pretty buttons, becomes too small for her. Over the years, life gets harder for everyone. First it's the caviar in the general store that disappears. And then the shelves in the stores grow bare. Sewing needles, as rare as gold, can only be found on the black market. Much like condoms. Which is why women are willing to lay down on Velodia's icy examination table, while, Oliko, Velodia's wife, holds their legs. Owing to the elliptical style which characterizes her work, the refined humour, the able construction, and a classical narration tempered by elements of the Georgian mentality and culture, Elena Botchorichvili brings an entire universe to life in this very brief novel. Few words, few phrases are needed to weave a web of destinies, each as unforgettable as the last.