Gertraud Ingeborg

An adult's memoir of a childhood spent with his mother and two sisters in Australia in the closing year of WWII. While his father off fighting the Japanese, two Italian prisoners of war are assigned to help out on the family's estate. Later they are joined by two German refugee women. Problems of country life and personal tensions come to a head.

Vincent suffers from a rare skin condition, where the slightest touch leaves him blistered and scarred. His mother Anna lives in constant fear of him - afraid of the harm she may cause by holding her own son's hand. When a ghost from the past tries to make contact, Anna must face her fears and find a way to connect with her son.

A woman and her baby have just moved into a new home. After she calls her mother, guests start to come up the stairs: isn’t this where the housewarming is? When she hesitantly lets them in, it turns out to be the beginning of a nightmare.

Ted McCabe, a retired cop, and Lennie Cahill a retired crim, get together to solve crimes, unravel scams and make some cash, while avoiding the wrath of the police and the underworld.