They'll make you cry, warm your heart, break you a little bit, and then put you back together again. Nobody ever said the road to love was easy, but in these stories, the journey is worth the effort.
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This one-woman play performed by Brenda Pressley will have you tuned in from beginning to end in one sitting with its evocative and emotional story. We start with a car accident that sheds light upon the harsh truths of our heroine’s marriage and family life. But through a journey that is both tragic and healing, loss turns to hope and pain blooms into promise that will leave you feeling whole and satisfied.
Set in Kentucky in the 1930s, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek tells the fascinating history of the Kentucky Pack Horse library service and the rare blue-skinned Fugate people through the life of Cussy Mary Carter. Cussy Mary suffers from a rare blood disorder that turns her skin a shade of blue, which makes her subject to ridicule and discrimination in the rural areas she serves as a traveling librarian. Love is not an easy journey for her, but her pure heart is stronger than she knows.
After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity - and unearths a family secret hidden since the revolution....
Ethereal and atmospheric, Andre Aciman’s The Gentleman from Peru explores the complicated depth of immortal love. Set at a seaside resort in the Mediterranean, we learn that what had seemed like a chance encounter is much more when a young woman finds a deep connection with an older resort-goer. With the same immersive Italian setting as Call Me by Your Name, this speculative tale contemplates what a single love story might be like over the course of multiple lifetimes.
Contemplative, sensual, and unforgiving, Kwama Dawes’ love story set off the coast of Jamaica invites us to consider the many people we become over the course of our lives, and what that means for our love life in particular. Esther, our main character, is preparing to whether out the incoming hurricane on her private island in order to feel more connected to herself and her art. While she’s driving to her island, though, she encounters a man on the road who is dazed with amnesia. She takes him in and together the two discover new versions of themselves.
Following the Dickenson family over the course of three Thanksgivings, we get to know their hopes and struggles, ultimately coming to love this tight-knit family as they whether loss and new beginnings. If you’re looking for a good helping of heartwarming, this one’s for you.
