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Spekotnoho dni͡a u shtati Men 1960-kh rokiv shestyrichnyĭ Dz͡ho sposterihai͡e za molodshoi͡u sestroi͡u Ruti, i͡aka sydytʹ na svoi͡emu uli͡ublenomu kameni kraĭ chornychnykh poliv, tymchasom i͡ak ïkhni͡a rodyna, indiant͡si plemeni mikmakiv z Novoï Shotlandiï (Kanada), zbyrai͡e i͡ahody. Toho z͡h dni͡a Ruti bezslidno znykai͡e. Sert͡se Dz͡ho, i͡akyĭ ostannim bachyv ï ï, krai͡atymetʹsi͡a dovhi roky. U peredmisti nepodalik Norma zrostai͡e i͡edynoi͡u dytynoi͡u v zamoz͡hniĭ rodyni. Vona rozumna ne po litakh, ale ï ï bentez͡hatʹ pytanni͡a pro dyvni i͡askravi sny; pro znykli dyti͡achi fotohrafiï... Norma vidchuvai͡e, shcho batʹky shchosʹ vid neï prykhovui͡utʹ, i ïĭ znadobli͡atʹsi͡a desi͡atylitti͡a, shchob rozhadaty t͡si tai͡emnyt͡si. T͡Se vyshukano zvorushlyva istorii͡a pro nadii͡u, li͡ubov i sylu rodyny - navitʹ pered oblychchi͡am hori͡a ta zrady.

On a hot day in Maine in the 1960s, six-year-old Joe watches his younger sister Ruthie sit on her favorite rock on the edge of blueberry fields while their family, the Mi'kmaq Indians of Nova Scotia (Canada), pick berries. On the same day, Ruthie disappears without a trace. The heart of Joe, who was the last to see her, will be broken for years to come. In a suburb nearby, Norma is growing up as an only child in a wealthy family. She's smart beyond her age, but she's confused by questions about strange vivid dreams; about missing childhood photos... Norma feels that her parents are hiding something from her, and it will take her decades to solve these mysteries. This is an exquisitely touching story about the hope, love and strength of the family — even in the face of grief and betrayal.