Kris Nielsen

死火山“ダンテズ・ピーク”を調査しにやって来た火山学者ハリーは、調査の末、地殻変動の兆候を発見した。仲間の研究者たちに知らせたものの信じてもらえなかった彼は、市長のレイチェルのもとに押しかける。上司の反対を押し切って、避難を勧告するハリー。だがついに、大地震が起こってしまった。しかしそれも、大噴火の前触れにすぎなかったのだ……。

A powerful, intimate portrait of three women living in the same house during different eras who all face unplanned pregnancies. The vignettes follow a recently widowed nurse struggling to take control of her life in the early 50s, a mother of four balancing raising a family and maintaining a career in the 70s, and a student making a difficult decision with the help of one woman that will change the course of both their lives in the 90s.

Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.