The town of Juliet, population 1,011, is a blink-and-miss-it kind of town - a dusty oasis on the edge of vast sand hills. It's easy to believe that nothing of consequence takes place here. But the hills vibrate with life and the town's heart beats in the rich stories of its people. Set over the course of just one night, Juliet in August unfolds through a series of episodes as its characters' lives overlap and intersect in the business of day-to-day...

In 1956, Dell Parsons' family came to a stop in Great Falls, Montana, the way many military families did after the war. His father, Bev, was a talkative airman from Alabama with an optimistic and easy-scheming nature. Their mother Neeva - shy, artistic - was alienated from their father's small-town world. It was more bad instincts and bad luck that Dell's parents decided to rob the bank. They weren't reckless people. In the days following the arrest,...