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Harry Greenville, a young actor and part-time writer struggling to make a living in modern Los Angeles, writes a novel about Shakespeare. 'It's 1606 and the Bard needs a new play for King James, who is notoriously hard to please. As history tells us, he comes up with 'Macbeth'. But the rehearsals are dogged by illnesses and accidents, the royal premiere gets the royal thumbs down, and the actors consider the play to be more than unlucky; they believe it's cursed. The question is: Why?' Harry's novel offers an intriguing answer, and he posts the first draft on a website in the hope that a...

It's 1813. Napoleon's army needs to retreat from Spain and return to France, but the main pass across the jagged peaks of the Pyrenees is within easy reach of the British forces. In his search for an alternative escape route, Alaine Bellanger discovers more than just a mountain trail. High up in a cleft between two peaks, he finds something very strange - and someone even stranger. But who can he tell? And who would believe him?

Mike Lewis wants 'out'. Out of his meaningless career in broadcast sales, out of his shallow relationships with materialistic women, out of the youth-centric, big city rat race. Unfortunately he has no idea where 'in' is, until he discovers an idyllic retirement community in Florida that promises a peaceful, sunny life of golf and hobbies. On a whim he signs a contract for a house, and only afterwards does he read the small print: he has to be over 60 to join the enclave. Trouble is, he's 39. Painted into a corner, he engages the help of a movie-makeup artist and a gerontologist, and cons his...