1908年，八年级学生阿尔玛·理查兹辍学了。他觉得上学没有意义，因为他可以去牧场当工人。一次偶然的机会，一位密歇根州立大学教授让阿尔玛重拾求学之路，这让他收获了远超梦想的成就，包括参加斯德哥尔摩奥运会跳高比赛，角逐金牌。— TC 克里斯滕森
1963年，巴黎。罗兰是家中六个孩子中最小的一个，他是个与众不同的男孩。医生说他永远都学不会走路，但他固执的母亲埃丝特却不愿接受这个事实。
一位富豪突然死亡，見錢眼紅的親族、朋友、員工全都想從他留下的億萬財富中分一杯羹。
The Pool is the story of Venkatesh, a "room boy" working at a hotel in Panjim, Goa, who sees from his perch in a mango tree a luxuriant garden and shimmering pool hidden behind a wall. In making whatever efforts he can to better himself, Venkatesh offers his services to the wealthy owner of the home. Not content to simply dream about a different life, Venkatesh is inquisitive about the home's inhabitants-indeed about the world around him-and his curiosity changes the shape of his future.
