"One of the things you should know about Kelly Corrigan is that she is the daughter of Mary Corrigan, a woman of conviction and grit who taught her kids that No Means No and Actions Speak Louder than Words and if they wanted a bunch of Rah Rah Lovey Dovey, go talk to your father--so Kelly did, over and over again, exiting her childhood with the sense that she'd always have more shared ground with him. But when she arrived in Australia in the summer...

Mrs. Sookie Poole of Point Clear, Alabama, has just married off the last of her three daughters and is looking forward to relaxing and perhaps traveling with her husband, Earle. The only thing left to contend with now is her mother, the formidable and imposing Lenore Simmons Krackenberry ... never an easy task. Lenore may be a lot of fun for other people, but is, for the most part, an overbearing presence for her daughter. Then one day, quite by accident,...

Two women: In Rome, during WWII, escaping the allied bombings, Cesira and her 13-year old daughter, Rosetta, are traveling to the home town where Cesira was born. During these difficult times, Cesira fearlessly attemps to protect her daughter from atrocities from the war. Soldiers hiding in the village church rape both women which drives Cesira into a mental breakdown. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: (Story 1) Adelina sells black-market cigarettes...

An inside look at the lives of eight people living in a remote and icy Scottish village. The story focuses on the relationship between a mother and a daughter, played by real-life mother and daughter Emma Thompson and Phyllida Law.

In the summer of 1958 in the small Texas community of Graham Camp, twelve-year-old Sammie Tucker must choose who to trust with her deepest fears after her mother commits suicide and a not-so-favorite aunt arrives on the scene. Trusting is one thing, but accepting the truth will be the hardest thing Sammie has ever done.

Lovina Miller should be thrilled. Pinecraft, Florida, has everything a young Amish woman could ask for: sun, sand, volleyball, and evening singings in the park. But Pinecraft lacks the thing Lovina desperately wants -- a pie shop of her own. She longs for a place to gather with the community and serve the treats she loves. Then young carpenter Noah Yoder strolls into her life and offers a way to make her dream come true. But before Noah and Lovian...