Two-time Academy Award winner Jessica Lange and Michelle Pfeiffer join Jennifer Jason Leigh and Oscar winner Jason Robards in the widely acclaimed film based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel written by Jane Smiley. The film is directed by Jocelyn Moorehouse (How To Make An American Quilt). When an aging father (Robards) retires, he passes the thriving family farm on to his three daughters. But this generous gift ignites an explosive series of events, brought on by unspoken rivalries and shocking secrets that threaten to tear the family apart forever.