'Winter, Denmark, a young girl, an old woman, an isolated farmhouse: Grandmother M caresses the horses, talks to them tenderly, but has no love to give the girl. She seeks intimacy elsewhere.
'Into this icy landscape, into this emotional wasteland, steps a stranger. Has he walked across the frozen sea?
'The long, bleak winter will see more than one death. Who is to blame? Can redemption be found by speaking words of love?'
Source: ABC Radio National's website, http://www.abc.net.au/rn/
Sighed: 09/10/2007