Holding My Breath

Beth Levy is a young girl in a household of strong women. There's her mother, Goldie, responsible for the family and the old values; Aunt Carrie, a skilled seamstress with a secret past; and glamorous Aunt Sarah who takes Beth on summer outings to the open-air pool, hot with the promise and rebellion of sexuality. But it's her dead Uncle Phil's diaries which entice Beth - despite her mother's discouragement - into a fascination with the night sky and dreams of becoming an astronomer.