简介
A ruthless corporate raider on the verge of making partner at his NYC private equity firm, is forced to return to his small town roots where he suddenly inherits his father's nearly bankrupt pencil factory, which is the heart and soul of the depressed community. With the foreclosure deadline looming, he must decide to either join the community's fight to save the factory, or le...。故事发生在十八世纪的英国。卡洛琳（塞雷娜·戈登 Serena Gordon 饰）、艾米丽（杰拉丁·萨莫维尔 Geraldine Somerville 饰）、路易莎（安-玛莉·杜芙 Anne-Marie Duff 饰）和莎拉（乔迪·梅 Jodhi May 饰）是情同手足的四姐妹，她们出生于高贵的门第之中，注定会有和普通人截然不同的人生。
卡洛琳是一个为爱而生的女人，她的恋情遭到了整个家族的反对。为了能够和爱人在一起，卡洛琳不惜和家族断绝了关系。艾米丽很早就知道自己真正想要的是什么。年纪轻轻便嫁给了爱尔兰富豪，享尽了荣华富贵。路易莎拥有美丽的外表和一颗金子般闪闪发光的善良纯洁的心灵。莎拉和乔治三世之间有一段缠绵悱恻的爱情，却终以悲剧收场。。