Plot
Melindas world is very small Her dour parents members of a religious sect forbid the celebration of birthdays or holidays Melinda finds solace in small things a spun silver spider web her box of treasures and a stolen afternoon at Silver Lake on her day of days As the movie and the year progresses Melinda experiences ageless comforts and pains A disgraced famous writer and a waylaid college professor two exiles in the small MidWestern town haunt the edges of her sheltered life An earthy warmhearted waitress introduces her to the blues and a fizzy drink called ColaCola She receives her first explorative attention from a boy Escalating tragedy shatters Melindas innocence Devastated she flees into the night where by drawing on her tenacious spirit she ultimately triumphs
