Adam and Kira Glazer live a quirky, Northern California liberal lifestyle, entering middle age with politically correct values, an obsession with gourmet organic food, and no idea what has happened to their punk rock, adventurous youth. When Amber--a young ex-con from Nevada who might be Adam's daughter--lands on their doorstep bringing with her a disabled child, Adam and Kira are forced to confront their disappointments--in each other and in themselves. Adam, Kira, and their 13-year-old d...

In the fictional Northern California city of San Andreas de Pacifico, the ground is unstable. In these twelve unexpected love stories, so are many of the people. A woman hears the elephants speak, but only before earthquakes. A long-married couple scales a cemetery wall to regain their passion. A young mother dreams of planting a poison garden. An old man, losing himself to dementia, finds an abandoned baby. Strangers meet on an overnight bus and alter each other's lives. A struggling writ...