Devathayai Kanden

Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.

In the 1930s, British officer John Truscott journeys to a remote village in colonial Malaysia to educate and Westernize the local Iban population. There, he's introduced to the lovely Selima. In keeping with tradition, Selima is assigned to sleep with Truscott and teach him the native language and customs. But when they fall in love, both colonists and natives object to their plans to marry.

A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.

A son deals with the death of his father and examines how their relationship influences him through growing up, romance, tragedy and adventure.