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Britain. The near-future. A right-wing government believes it has the answer to society's ills - the Sanctity of Marriage Act, which actively encourages marriage as the norm, punishing those who choose to remain single. But four couples are about to discover just how impossible relationships can be when the government is monitoring every aspect of our personal lives - monitoring every word, every minor disagreement - and will use every tool in its...
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At the Maple Sugar Inn in snowy Vermont, Erica, Claudia and Anna check in for their annual book club holiday. They're bonded by years of friendship and a deep love of books, yet it's clear to the inn's owner Hattie that their emotional baggage is piled higher than the presents under her Christmas tree. But nothing prepares her for how deeply her own story is about to become entwined in theirs. And as the holidays draw closer, can these four women...
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"Berlin, Germany, 1930--When the Nazis rise to power, Jurgen Rhodes is offered a high-level position in their burgeoning rocket program. J�rgen and his wife Sofie fiercely oppose Hitler's radical views, and joining his ranks is unthinkable. Yet it soon becomes clear that if Jurgen does not accept the job, their income would be put on the line, and so would their lives. Huntsville, Alabama, 1950--J�rgen is one of many German scientists pardoned...
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