Drawing on her own family history, Eva Vriend undertakes a search for the birth of a new province: Flevoland. In the middle of the last century, tens of thousands of Dutch people dreamed of a life as farmers in the newly reclaimed polders. A new, 'makeable' society, in which not only the landscape is measured, but also the future inhabitants. Only the best of the best are welcome. Weak, backward and soulless will not get in. The government's selection procedure is very strict and even extends into the bedroom. Are the beds made, is the linen closet in order? Eva Vriend manages to break the silence of rejected candidates and unravel the secrets of a population policy unparalleled in recent history.