Cody, Jenny, and Ezra, who were deserted by their father and raised by their angry mother, go their separate ways but meet again for their mother's funeral.
The well-known humorist takes a witty, compassionate, poignant, and nostalgic look at the small and large triumphs of American family life in the 80's.
Twelve-year-old Eva's chaotic but cheerful family life in a small English town changes when Gideon, her brain-damaged deaf older brother, gets a job opening bridges and locks for the local canalboat.