Hilton Als reads an excerpt from his book The Women. (12 minutes)
More in Family
Act One: 1.5 Degrees of Separation
Producer Aviva DeKornfeld was interested in the toll that having a wakeup-moment could have on a family, and she heard about someone who had a moment like that over a decade ago.
Act One: Cindy and Dayana
Cindy and Dayana Carcamo are close.
Act Two: Megan and Sybil
The first act of our show was about someone who has spent decades trying to close the gap with her sister because they were apart until she was eight years old.
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