《艾迪特的日记》中，她写道：“在黑暗中，我依然寻找希望的光芒。”照世明灯

　　When Edith Howland's husband abandons her for a younger woman, leaving her with their alcoholic son and his senile uncle, she begins recording details of an imaginary, much more successful life where she has friends and grandchildren. However, this diversion soon grows unhealthy when she becomes slowly convinced that the fantasies are real.