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When a woman's life or death depends on the stories told by others, what hope can she bear? The last executioner on the guillotine in Icelandic history, the maid Agnes, was escorted to the farm of the regional political commissioner Jansen before she was beheaded in public the following spring, where she lived with his wife and their two daughters. Regarding Agnes' arrival, the Jansen family showed resentment and fear. They were wary of her every move and approached her cautiously. In a harsh climate that stings even breathing, hard farm life day after day, and a fate destined from birth, how does Agnes persist in resisting? Under the spiritual guidance of the young priest Tovado, the stalemate atmosphere quietly changed. Agnes slowly revealed her ulterior secrets and her little-known life...