small-town life(в смысле "захолустная, консервативная, однообразная" и т.п.: "Raised in a traditional Punjabi family that upheld conservative values of female subservience, the sisters learned that silent obedience was expected. (...) Early on we hear of the racism and insulation that informed the girls' small-town life, and how this impacted their family."montecristomagazine.comART Vancouver)
