Sue Miller

Inventing the Abbotts -- A light-hearted story of two brothers courting three sisters.

What does it take to be America's best mom? For a few days every year, women come from all over the country to compete in the “Mother of the Year” pageant in the hope of becoming the reigning representative of American motherhood.

Passionate, thought-provoking drama about a recent divorcée and single parent who falls in love with an enigmatic Irish sculptor. Her world is shattered when her ex-husband questions her lifestyle and sues for custody of his daughter.

Forbidden love and impossible dreams intertwine when the handsome working-class Holt brothers are drawn to the beautiful and wealthy Abbott sisters. Sparks fly, passions flare, and family loyalties are suddenly torn and tested against a small town backdrop of social boundaries and dark secrets. Starring an all-star cast including Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Crudup, Liv Tyler and Jennifer Connelly, Inventing the Abbotts re-invents the trials and triumphs of coming of age in a time of innocence that was anything but.