
Bess Steed marries her childhood sweetheart in early‑20th‑century Dallas and enters high society. After her husband dies of influenza, she rebuilds her life with strength and love. New romances appear, but she endures the loss of her eldest son and a disappointing second marriage, continually affirming her independence.
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Sally Field
Bess Alcott Steed Garner

Tony Goldwyn
Robert Steed

Sheila McCarthy
Totsie

Brenda Fricker
Mother Steed

Charles Durning
Andrew Alcott

Ann Hearn
Lydia

Jack Thompson
Sam Garner

Ron Silver
Arthur

Andrew Lowery
Drew, as an adult

Andrea Roth
Eleanor, as an adult

Lawrence Monoson
Walter Burton

Pam Dougherty
Second Jessamine Sister

Jessica Drake
Pregnant Woman
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