Sentences with phrase «story of family secrets»

The story of a family of Korean immigrants to Japan, Lee's family saga explores the shifting status of the Korean nation and the way its people are viewed in the countries they settle, as well as being an addicting story of family secrets and estrangements.

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Catherine, I understand your need to tell your story and shine a light on the danger of «family secrets».

We emphasize over and over that the practice of co-sleeping is not in any way a requirement for parenting that is spirit - led, but we heard so many stories from parents who felt they had to keep this practice a secret from family and friends, we felt it was worth devoting a chapter of discussion to the topic.

Through their own stories and those of other families of open adoption, Lori and Crystal review the secrets to success, the pitfalls and challenges, the joys and triumphs.

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A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets Luke Dittrich Random House, 2015

This is so late, but I just found a podcast - family ghosts — not ghost stories, but family mysteries, stories of things not quite figured out — a secret relative, or question about how a house fire started — its gripping, turning my 20 minute workout into 50 because I want to listen to it all!

My debut novel, In Bitter Chill, was described by the Daily Mail as a «tense, well - told story of loss and family secrets».

Isolated by their families, they furtively communicate by taking turns writing in a secret language, nu shu, between the folds of a white silk fan.In a parallel story in present day Shanghai, the laotong's

As dishes are served up, so are stories of immigrants whose secret family recipes are like sacred offerings pledged for the opportunity to build their American Dream.

This actually helps the story mirror the MCU a bit, with Jakarra taking the place of Killmonger as a secret family member.

The story that Glorious 39 weaves about this family is a complex one of events that seem to revolve around Anna, including the family's involvement with a shadowy government functionary (Jeremy Northam) and the discovery of a trove of 78 - rpm records that contain, rather than the music listed on the labels, secret recordings of conversations related to pro- and anti-Hitler appeasement advocates.

Currently one of the best - reviewed films of the year of any kind after rave reactions at Sundance, the story follows a family who unravels cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry.

The 13 - episode untitled thriller, from Damages creators Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman and Glenn Kessler, tells the story of a family of adult siblings whose secrets resurface when the black sheep oldest brother (Ben Mendelsohn) returns home.

DIRTY JOHN Ordered straight to series; two - season order STUDIO: Universal Cable Productions / Los Angeles Times Studios / Atlas Entertainment TEAM: Alexandra Cunningham (w, ep), Richard Suckle (ep), Charles Roven (ep), Mark Herzog (ep), Christopher G. Cowen (ep), Chris Argentieri (ep) LOGLINE: Anthology series» first season tells the story of how a romance with the charismatic John Meehan spiraled into secrets, denial, manipulation and, ultimately, survival — with horrific consequences for an entire family.

The story is about a war photographer (Huppert) whose family discovers secrets about her after her death, when an exhibition of her work is mounted.

Each of the play's many extended family members is crucial to the arc of the narrative, their secrets and lies and blind spots all converging into one operatically messy family story, yet when translated to the language of film, their individual presences greatly damage time and space.

Starring Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman, and Stephen Rea, Out of the Dark is a ghost story set in South America, where a young family's new life turns from promising to terrifying when they are forced to confront ancient legends, ghosts, and a haunting family secret.

This Steve Martin classic directed by Ron Howard tells the story of the Buckman family and all of their ups and downs, including every family stereotype under the sun — the black sheep, the secrets, and those rebellious teenagers that just won't be kept down.

The new drama «August: Osage County,» based on the Pulitzer - and Tony - winning Tracy Letts play of the same name, tells the story of a dysfunctional family reuniting in Oklahoma over a fractious few days, during which dark secrets and old grudges are...

Fragments of the story has appeared to me little by little: a family who lost the house, a mysterious secret hidden beneath the surface.

However, this new story, a biography of the man who designed some of the Japanese fighter planes used during World War II, clearly doesn't sound like much of a family film in the way that Totoro or last year's The Secret World of Arrietty are.

Animated a a family audience, The Toymaker's Secret «tells the story of an -LSB-...]

«Stories We Tell» Sarah Polley's sly, sensational investigation of family secrets and the camera's ability to reveal and invent the truth.

This is the story of the individuals involved in that tragic day, including the hospital staff at Dallas» Parkland Hospital, the Secret Service and FBI, the unwitting cameraman (Paul Giamatti) who captured it on film, and the family of Lee Harvey Oswald.

Based on a true story, family secrets have a rolling impact on four generations of women when Helga (Juliet Stevenson) learns that her mother, Traudi (Karin Bertling), is dying.

First produced in 1956, «Long Day's Journey Into Night» tells the story of the Tyrone family and their battle to unearth — and conceal — a lifetime of secrets.

The story is about a war photographer (Huppert) whose family discover secrets about her after her death, when an exhibition is mounted of her work.

Directed by Samantha Buck, Best Kept Secret tells the story of three young men living with autism, their families, and the efforts of JFK High teacher Janet Mino to help her students transition into life beyond school.

Follow the enchanting story of a girl who discovers an immortal family, struggling to keep a secret from the rest of the world.

This act of violence sets off a series of events and recollections, including the story of Alexander Bedward, the 1920s town preacher who claimed that he could fly; and the school's modern - day principal, a wealthy white woman who hires Gina to be her housekeeper without knowing the secret behind the black woman's connection to her family.

Named for a flower whose blood - red sap possesses the power both to heal and poison, Bloodroot is a story about the legacies — of magic and madness, faith and secrets, passion and loss — that haunt one family across the generations, from the Great Depression to today.

Inspired by firsthand accounts of the stories behind a notoriously corrupt adoption agency, the Tennessee Children's Home Society, this riveting novel describes a woman investigating her family's hidden secrets and discovering a community's tragic, scandalous past.

Into the Water is ultimately a story of families mired in secrets and uneasy relationships, haunted by the past and fearful of facing the truth in the present.

A story about trespass and forgiveness, secrets and the seismic force of the truth, Rescue is a masterful portrayal of a family trying to understand its own fractured past and begin again.

Central to the novel are the stories of Even Grade, a 28 - year - old black man abandoned by his mother at birth; Valuable Korner, a 15 - year - old white girl whose family history holds a trunkful of damning secrets; and Joody Two Sun, an enigmatic obeah woman who sees into the hearts and minds of the townsfolk from her riverside camp on the outskirts of town.

The story introduces young Maria's family, tells of her brother's secret departure aboard a Nantucket whaler, and describes her first time viewing the night sky through her astronomer father's telescope.

Perhaps he would shudder at his deepest secrets being disclosed, but I like to imagine he would be glad to see what happened to his children and grandchildren and pleased to see his family's story become a part of a larger American conversation about race.

This story is a family drama filled with plenty of twists and buried secrets.

Through the stories, memories, secrets and confessions of the terminally ill patriarch and the members of his extended family, Urrea reflects on what it means to be American, what it means to be Mexican, and shows how the...

This one has all the elements of a good ghost story: family secrets, mysterious disappearances and Tennessee River zombies attacking the town.

I do not believe it is always the case... in my own family of three sisters my mom had a different relationship with each of us... reflecting back now that she is gone, I see how my siblings and I had different personalities that fit or clashed with hers... since my mom's recent death, as the mother of my own grown daughter, I have been thinking lately about the secrets we hold from our children... Paula's mother told stories to express her inner feelings and history but suppose she had been more honest with her daughter about her past... is total honesty necessary in families?

This haunting story explores the seedy past of Victorian asylums, the oppression of family secrets, and the way truth can change everything.

Alternating between the past and present, Meredith and Nina will finally hear the singular, harrowing story of their mother's life, and what they learn is a secret so terrible and terrifying that it will shake the very foundation of their family and change who they believe they are.

With revelations that prove as captivating as the deceptions at the heart of her bestselling phenomenon The Memory Keeper's Daughter, Kim Edwards now gives us the story of a woman's homecoming, a family secret, and the old house that holds the key to the true legacy of a family.

«Set in the Lowcountry of South Carolina, this story does what Southern fiction does best: family, lies, and secrets.

Wry and guarded, Amanda tells the story of her family in careful doses, as anxious to hide from herself as from us the secrets of her own past and of that night.

That rare coming - of - age story able to blend the dark with the uplifting, Irma Voth follows a young Mennonite woman, vulnerable yet wise beyond her years, who carries a terrible family secret with her on a remarkable journey to survival and redemption.

Whether your toes are buried in the sand or you're looking for a story to transport you to sunny climes, these lighthearted novels of family secrets and life - changing summers are the best beach reads of the season.

A captivating love story of secrets, lies, family, and money all wrapped up in a coming of age story set on a southern beach.»