Andrea Bowman

A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.

Teddy Walker is a successful salesman whose life takes an unexpected turn when he accidentally blows up his place of employment. Forced to attend night school to get his GED, Teddy soon finds himself dealing with a group of misfit students, his former high school nemesis and a feisty teacher who doesn't think he's too bright.

Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.