The Little Company

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Set against the backdrop of World War II, the story follows the Massey family as they navigate personal and political upheaval after their father's death. Gilbert, a blocked novelist, grapples with his discontented marriage and the contrasting lives of his daughters, Prue and Virginia. As war looms following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the family confronts their failures and the inevitable repetition of past conflicts in the new generation, highlighting themes of history, identity, and familial discord.