Cousins Abby and Juliet were born
into one big, close family. But when Juliet's parents divorce, it tears
the family apart and sends the girls in very different directions.Juliet grows up too quickly, forced to be responsible for her younger sisters as well as an alcoholic, single mother. Abby grows up a pampered, sheltered only child.
As women, they try to mend the rift and come to terms with the way their shared history connects them, in spite of the years apart.
Told in alternating narrative, A Long Thaw explores how the two women are shaped by the traumas and triumphs of childhood. It's a story about the power of secrets and the unbreakable bonds of family.
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Monsoon
Season is about a girl growing up and learning to let people love her. Riley
graduates from college with a degree in philosophy and no idea where she's
headed. On a whim, she moves to Tucson from the east coast and quickly loses
herself in a dysfunctional relationship. When things in Tucson fall apart, Riley
returns home and is forced to confront the same dynamics in her family and other
relationships that she thought she had escaped.
With alternating narrative, we see what Riley has learned about love from the people closest to her, how she has grown into the person she is, and how she struggles to change. Monsoon Season explores how well we know the people we love and how much every person we choose to let into our lives shapes who we become.
