Thenovelfollowsawoman,Modesta,whoisbornon1January1900andherexperiencesthoughherlifeinthetwentiethcentury.Thetextiswrittenforthemostpartinthefirstperson(byModesta),butsometimesalsointhethirdperson,especiallyinthefirstpartofthenovel.
特克拉·因索里亚,Nika Perrone,瓦莱丽亚·布鲁尼·泰德斯基,阿尔玛·诺斯,朱塞佩·斯帕塔,Clara Greco,杰丝敏·特丽卡
