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Heaven of Invention
Overview
A writer returns home, during a period of writer's block, to confront his collapsing family. His wife is struggling to handle their gifted daughter, whose behavior is increasingly volatile. It soon becomes clear that the only solution is to split up the family, but a clean break is easier said than done. When the floodgates of the past open, it's hard to come away unscathed.
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