Fifteen stories, some markedly autobiographical that reveal the multiple nuances of human nature: a young woman discovers how much she doesn't know about her father when she accompanies him on his delivery route as a salesman for Walker Brothers; a married woman returns home after the death of her mother and tries to make up to her sister for the time she has spent caring for her; The audience at a children's piano recital receives a surprising lesson when a "quirky" student conveys unexpected emotion while performing a piece.