Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.
Ülkesinde genellikle yetişkinlere hitap eden kitaplarıyla dikkat çeken genç bir kadın yazar, son zamanlarda hayatında değişikliklerle karşı karşıya kalacaktır. Ek iş olarak yerel bir gazetede editörlük göreviyle parasını kazanmaya çalışan genç kız, zamanla hayatına erkeklerin girmesiyle çok zor bir hal alacaktır. Genç bir kadının etrafında gelişen olayları dramatik bir yönle bizlere aktaran The Girl in the Book filmi kısıtlı kadrosuyla iyi işler başaran filmlerden birisi olarak dikkat çekiyor.
After the lewd and frenetic Dance of the Seven Veils, and with the solemn pledge from the very lips of Herod himself that she could have whatever her heart desires up to half his kingdom, wanton and proud young Salomé comes before her king with an unreasonable demand. Beguiled by John the Baptist, and then scorned for the sake of his god, lascivious Salomé—encouraged by her mother, the vindictive, Herodias—commands that John be executed and his head delivered on a silver platter.
A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.
In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.