James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world of his own. He finds an awkward tenderness with Margaret Anne, a vulnerable 14 year old expressing a need for love in all the wrong ways, and befriends Kenny, who possesses an unusual innocence in spite of the harsh surroundings.
Laurens works for the German Minister of Finance and is an extremely correct and conscientious perso...
It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl bears witness...
The year is 1938, and Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies are sweeping across India, but 8-...
Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an al...
A thirty-something southern woman searches for love, despite the burdens she carries with her.
In an Italian seaside town, young Titta gets into trouble with his friends and watches various local...
Salma Zidane, a widow, lives simply from her grove of lemon trees in the West Bank's occupied territ...
In a beauty salon in Beirut the lives of five women cross paths. The beauty salon is a colorful and ...
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old frie...
After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken ...
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their a...
Kingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614),...
Although barely 30, Claire believes she is showing the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, a cond...
Amanda is a divorced woman who makes a living as a photographer. During the Fall of the year Amanda ...
The Great Depression hits home for nine year old Kit Kittredge when her dad loses his business and l...
Camille is a professor at a Protestant college and is in a long-term relationship Martin, a respecte...
Desperate for a breakthrough as she nears the big 4-0, struggling New York City playwright Radha fin...
Meduzot (the Hebrew word for Jellyfish) tells the story of three very different Israeli women living...
As an awkward idealistic high school teacher begins her first job in the city, things turn out to be...