In the spirit, I felt my great-grandma Thalias presence that night. I had received an opportunity to visit a chapter in my familys past and to take my son with me. My parents always taught me that you must know your history to understand where youre going (or possibly where you dont want to go back to). On this occasion, I was able to help him see the relevance of his past to the present, and to look beyond the present to the unlimited potential of the future. My soul was lifted, and I had...

His life has spun out of control to the point where he believes his only option is to end it.As he sits on a on a bridge, reflecting on what has brought him to this point and observing passers-by for signs of hope, he is assaulted. A knife stab penetrates his lungs and a second blow is aimed at his heart, striking a book he is carrying in his pocket - The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri.Near death in ICU, and with no other clues as to his identity, staff refer to their patie...

Following the death of a rival, aboriginal boy, Yuka, is faced with a choice - stay and die, but be laid to a peaceful rest under the tribe's Great Tree, or suffer life-long banishment from his ancestral home. In an attempt to force a choice, the Kadaitcha Man puts a curse on the boy: Should he leave, Yuka will die while still a young man and unless he is buried on the mountain beneath the Great Tree, as is the tribal custom, then he and future generations will be destined to live between ...

Tess Newell returns to Clowder Bay, her home town, to find closure to her thwarted relationship with the man she loved as a teenager, and whose child she bore. All that Tess has of Charlie after he was killed in Vietnam is an engraved key - she calls it her promise key - which represents his promise to marry her when he returned.Tess is accompanied by Alison, the daughter Charlie never knew, and whose fiancé is missing in action in Afghanistan, as well as by Mia, Alison's teenage da...

Vilde is a 16-year-old Danish-Canadian kid, who lives with his mom in the small Canadian ski resort town of Big White. Some know him best as the local prankster and daredevil, but Vilde is also an elite snowboarder known as the Flying Tiger with hopes of competing in the next Youth Winter Olympics. One year, Vilde’s estranged dad invites him to join him on a trip to the mountain of Nanulak, where Vilde hopes to bond with him over mountaineering and mend their tenuous relationship. Soon, ho...