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First, there were the flamingos. And then there were two families. Sherry and Leslie and their daughters, Rae and Pauline - and Eve and her son, Daniel. Sherry loves her husband, Leslie. She also loves Eve. It couldn't have been a happier summer. But then Eve left, and everything went grey. Now Daniel is all grown up and broken. And when he turns up at Sherry's door, it's almost as if they've all come home again. But there's still one missing. Where is Eve? And what, exactly, is her story?

Sydney Smith ist Freerunnerin, doch an einen Ort wollen ihre Füße sie einfach nicht mehr tragen: nach St. Ives an der Küste Südenglands. Als sie an ihrem 47. Geburtstag endlich den Aufbruch dorthin wagt, wird sie nicht nur mit dem schmerzhaftesten Moment aus ihrer Vergangenheit konfrontiert, sondern auch mit einer Reihe skurriler Menschen: Zahntechnikerin Maria backt Muffins mit heilenden Kräften, Buchhändler Dexter ist mit der Liebe durch und trägt manchmal gerne Kleider, und Belle wohnt mit Ende zwanzig noch immer bei ihren Eltern, trägt "Ich? Otter"-T-Shirts, und führt das Hängebauchschwein der Nachbarn aus.

Alex and Will have spent months keeping their relationship hidden from their families. Getting caught prematurely causes them to admit their love for each other to their parents. One decision made by Alex's father changes her entire world, shattering her plans for the future. Alex always thought Will was the very air she breathed, but life has a way of causing doubts for the one thing she thought was absolute...their love.

1930s, Hogan's Alley—a thriving Black and immigrant community located in Vancouver's East End. Junie is a creative, observant child who moves to the alley with her mother, Maddie: a jazz singer with a growing alcohol dependency. Junie quickly makes meaningful relationships with two mentors and a girl her own age, Estelle, whose resilient and entrepreneurial mother is grappling with white scrutiny and the fact that she never really wanted a child. As Junie finds adulthood, her mother sinks further into the bottle while the thriving neighborhood—once gushing with potential—begins to change.