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Gish’s mother, Loo Shu-hsin, is born in 1924 to a wealthy Shanghai family whose girls are expected to restrain themselves. Her beloved nursemaid — far more loving to her than her real mother — is torn ...

In 1989, Lamesa, Texas is a small town driven by oil and cotton — and a place where everyone knows everyone else’s business. So it goes for Tolly Driver, a good kid with more potential than ...