Amina Robinson

Maryann moves in with her grandparents after she's orphaned. Desperately lonely, she sets out to befriend a neighboring deathly ill, bed-ridden boy, despite the outright disapproval of his mother. Maryann's persistence pays off, however, and during a series of secret visits she gradually uncovers some seriously sinister goings-on in the house.

A young writer begins an affair with an older woman from France whose open marriage to a diplomat dictates that they can meet only between the hours of 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

母に虐待され、父には暴力によって妊娠させられた16歳のクレアリース“プレシャス”ジョーンズ。退学処分となった彼女が、学ぶ喜びや愛される喜びを知り、逆境を生き抜くさまを描く。