Flappers & Fiction

It begins absurdly enough, with a single hen’s egg laid on the wrong side of a hedge. But for Ivan Chtcherbakov, this small grievance festers into a six-year war against his neighbor Gavrilo, costing them their fortune and their dignity. While Ivan’s father pleads for forgiveness from his sickbed, the two men trade lawsuits like blows. When a spark is finally struck in the dry thatch of the roof, Ivan faces a terrible choice: chase his enemy, or save the village from burning to the ground.