A man who tells his Portuguese priest, "Why would I want to go to Heaven when all my friends are in Hell," this is the start of the story, A Man of God.

An adolescent is blissfully innocent until the revelation of a horrifying family tragedy.

A grief-stricken mother travels halfway around the world and is driven to chase the shadows of men after her son disappears without a trace in the cane fields of Queensland.

A mother, before she dies, leaves clues for her vulturous daughters to discover her prized possessions, and her untold truths.

It is set in 1522, almost 250 years before Captain Cook landed in Australia. On a secret expedition, two Portuguese sailors survive a shipwreck off the southern shores of Terra Australis, and become marooned. This is an imagined tale of what possibly happened during the first European encounter with the indigenous people of Warrnambool.

The story focuses on a life-altering conversation between two teenagers waiting in line to see their Portuguese-Canadian idol.

The exploration a young girl's veiled longing makes up the sixth story - The Day Fado Held my Hand.

In this story a girl comes to terms with caring for an invalid father and the incident that changes everything.

A girl comes to terms with the shame surrounding her friend's suicide.