Violetteisoldenoughtomarryin1852whenhermountainvillageisbrutallydeprivedofallitsmenfollowingtherepressionoftheRepublicansorderedbyLouis-NapoleonBonaparte.Thewomenspendmonthsintotalisolation.Desperatetoonedayseetheirmenagain,theytakeanoath:ifamancomes,hewillbeforeveryone.Lifemustcontinueinthebellyofeachandeveryon...