The careful undressing of love

When we have nothing left, we must save ourselves. Lorna, Delilah, Charlotte, Isla, and their brother, Cruz, are so close that they sometimes feel like one person. They grew up on the same street in Brooklyn, New York, celebrate their birthdays on the same day, and the same attack left them fatherless. But above all, what unites them is their refusal to believe in the Curse that haunts Devonairre Street. Angelika, their elderly neighbor, says that those a girl on Devonairre Street falls in love with die. Proof of this are the countless widows who live there. To protect the men and themselves, the young women on the street must identify themselves by their long hair, the keys hanging around their necks, their woolen clothes... and be meticulously scrutinized by the elderly woman, searching for even the slightest sign of love. Their friends are unafraid, and Delilah seems to be the first to experience the sensation. But when her boyfriend, Jack, is hit by a car, they begin to question whether love is their right. The Careful Undressing of Love is a delicate story about love, grief, tradition, and identity, set in a New York City beautifully reimagined by Carey Ann Haydu.