石头村的寡妇刘兰花经历曲折,与现在的丈夫任老根结婚后,怕任老根再要孩子对自己的残疾孩子黑蛋不好,自作主张去做了节育手术。这引起了任老根的不满,两个人的关系开始僵持起来。恰在此时,镇上要举行运动会,腿有残疾的黑蛋坚持要参加……。In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by mine owner and financier Augustus Parkington. He moves them to New York, tries to remake her into a society woman, and establishes their home among the wealthiest of New York's high society. Family and social life is not always pea...。