A Middle Class Married Couple Afternoon

Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.

Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.

The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.

Three veterans of the Spanish Civil War go rabbit hunting. While doing so, old wounds open up.

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.