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Opening in 1937 in Oklahoma, Unbroken Hope tells the story of Erma and her daughter Barbara, who journey westward in search of a new life, driven by the hope of escape from a world broken by dust, hunger, and shattered dreams. Erma, bringing her young daughter, tries to track down her man, Clay, who has left her behind and is traveling to California. Erma fights her way to California. Destitute, she clings to the kindness and love of the farm owners and with grit she keeps moving forward. As Europe stumbles toward war, Erma meets Vince.

Every night in Jellybean Jungle, Amy listens to the world settle into sleep. The jungle breathes softly, the moonlight shimmers, and the dark slowly fills her room. But sometimes, nighttime feels too big. One evening, Amy discovers something magical at the edge of her rug—a tiny glowing door no bigger than a matchbox. The Whispering Door doesn’t creak or slam. It whispers. And it opens only when the night needs helping. Behind the door lies a garden of light, where lantern-flies glow, silver rivers carry worries away, and lullabies hum gently in the air.

A collection of moving, often funny vignettes about a childhood spent in the Soviet Union poignantly captures what life could be like behind the old Iron Curtain.