Diane
Diane is a devoted friend and caretaker, particularly to her drug-addicted son. But as those around her begin to drift away in the last quarter of her life, she is…
Night Crossing
In 1978, in East Germany, two families, the Strelzyks and the Wetzels, make plans to escape the Communist East and flee to the West. Peter Strelzyk comes up with a…
California Dreaming
Young T.T. comes from Chicago to spend the summer in California. He slowly becomes "California-ized," while learning about love and life in the Golden State. —Alan Cantu <[email protected]>
The Historian
A troubled, young history professor tries to escape his past by taking a job at a new university, where he struggles with an entrenched and equally-troubled department chair, rampant student…
Ode to Billy Joe
At last, we're given the answers to the questions raised by the haunting 1967 Bobbie Gentry song of the same title. Eighteen- year-old Billy Joe McAllister is in love with…
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Jeremy
Jeremy Jones is learning cello at an arts school in New York and spots Susan Rollins, who's practicing for a ballet audition, and he falls in love at first sight….
Ellen Foster
After her mother's death, a young girl is separated from her abusive father and is sent between her various friends and relatives, always longing to find a place to call…