Mariam, born out of marriage to a wealthy father who rejects her, is married at 15 to a shoemaker, Rasheed, who grows increasingly brutal towards her when she fails to give him an heir.

• 私生女的玛丽亚姆被富有的父亲抛弃。15岁时被许配给鞋匠拉希德，却因为没能产下子嗣，逐渐被丈夫粗暴地对待。