James Savoca

Tortured manchild Danny returns to his family's abandoned island retreat and finds himself beset by fantasies of deceased ancestors, former lovers and concerned friends. Frazier is Danny's enigmatic father-figure, and the man Danny's deceased mother Alicia passionately loved but could not let herself have. Both men are prisoners of their pasts; neither can abandon their passionate devotion to Alicia.

A love story set in the shadow of the shipyards of San Francisco. A young woman living with her much adored uncle Henry and domineering, abusive father, meets a penniless illegal immigrant, whose love gives her the insight and courage to finally break free and live her own life.

At loose ends drifter stumbles upon a struggling painter as he searches for answers under the stars and rooftops of New York.