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Standing at the edge of the ship, contemplating a watery demise, Billy is called back to reality when his dead mentor Sid Diamond appears as a handpuppet.

As the Soviet army invades Afghanistan, Aman and Mariam flee to Canada in hopes of putting an ocean between themselves and the daily horrors of war.

Living in a wild world full of unpredictable creatures—beasts, beggars, witch hunters, and actors—William's family must find a way to cope with their changing Elizabethan world.

Kate possesses the makings of a gifted mathematician with an enthusiasm for exploring the mysteries of space and time.

The Driver family struggles to cope with an accident that robs them of a mother, leaving them to care for her as she fights to regain her memory.

David, a successful novelist with writer's block, has received some devastating news he's kept to himself.

When Margaret learns of the death of her former husband, she recalls their earliest days together as Ph.D. candidates, beginning a journey through her past.

A married pair of second-rate theatre actors cast themselves as nationally renowned self-help gurus.

Sparking a series of further revelations, the sudden reappearance of David exposes suppressed emotions and desires in everyone and the family must renegotiate their relationships with each other an

Shortly after the Conservatives win a majority government in the 2011 federal election, the prime minister discovers a secret weapon in his caucus—Jisbella Lyth, a single mother with a limited unde

Set in the final days of the first millennium, Mad Boy Chronicle hauls the Hamlet story howling back to its origins.

Lately Cathy, a middle-aged comedian, has found very little to laugh about.

Heartwarming and humorous, Kindness sensitively captures the reality of children's feelings as they navigate the small and large events in their world.

After a traumatic assault in Central America, Rachel returns home, but it isn’t the reprieve she expected.

When Olivia loses control at her fiftieth birthday party, her four best friends decide to intervene once and for all, much to the irritation of Olivia and her lover, Norma.