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

When a single mother learns that she has terminal cancer, she prepares her young daughter to live without her, while saying goodbye to others around her.

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.

During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.

Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.

A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.

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.

Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.

A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

An 11-year-old girl watches her father come down with a crippling depression. Over one summer, she learns answers to several mysteries and comes to terms with love and loss.