The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)
A young Englishman is sent to Malaysian Borneo in the 1930s to stay with a tribe as UKs colonial representative A local woman J Alba helps him understand local tradition and language He falls in love with her etc despite the
Atonement 2007
Thirteen year old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sisters lover of a crime he did not commit
Vera (2011 )
With her caustic wit and singular charm, DCI Vera Stanhope leads her team as they face a series of captivating murder mysteries set against the breathtaking Northumberland landscape
A River Runs Through It (1992)
Two sons of a stern minister one reserved, one rebellious grow up in rural 1920s Montana while devoted to fly fishing
Pumpkin (2002)
A sorority girl finds her life falling apart after she develops romantic feelings for a mentally disabled man
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London
Charlotte (2021)
An account of German Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon living in the south of France between 1941 and 1943
Pumpkin (2002)
A sorority girl finds her life falling apart after she develops romantic feelings for a mentally disabled man
London River (2009)
Two strangers come to discover the fate of their respective children in the 2005 terrorist attacks on London
Two Men in Town (2014)
A Muslim ex con forms a friendship with his parole officer
On a Clear Day (2005)
Frank determines to salvage his self esteem and tackle his demons by attempting the ultimate test of endurance swimming the English Channel
Ethel Ernest (2016)
The life and times of the parents of the hailed British graphic novelist, Raymond Briggs
Grown Ups (1980)
Dick and Mandy, a young working class couple, move into a council house in Canterbury, and find Mr Butcher, one of their former teachers, living next door Mandys unmarried sister, Gloria, is constantly dropping in, and will not
Belonging (2004)
Middle aged Jess Copplestone is left to look after the elderly relatives of her husband Jacob and to make a new life for herself, after he leaves her for a younger woman