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The Last House with a Proper Window cover

The Last House with a Proper Window

In a fictional rural town in 1948, a glazier returns to replace windows broken during years of upheaval. The one household refusing new glass belongs to an adult photographer whose view of recovery challenges everything the town wants to look past.

Historical fiction
The Cinema That Stayed Open in the Dark cover

The Cinema That Stayed Open in the Dark

In 1946, a projectionist opens her damaged cinema even when the power fails. The stories audiences tell in place of the missing films expose the futures her town is willing to imagine for some people and not others.

Historical fiction