A spoiled brat of a girl is orphaned in Victorian India and sent to live in England in her uncle's gloomy mansion. After uncovering the many secrets that lie in the house, she blooms anew, as do all those around her.
名称来自于英国谚语:“Better a dinner of herbs where there love is than a stalled ox and hatred there with”(同爱人一道吃草,胜于同仇人一道吃肉)。
故事背景是1950年代中期的英格兰。Ratcliffe是一户富有的人家,正一步步挤入上流社会。家中的小女儿,17岁的Vanessa感到与父母十分疏离,因为父母的心思一心在大女儿的婚事上。他们的大女儿将要嫁入镇上的一户世家。
Ratcliffe家有一位深受婚姻折磨的老邻居。一天晚上,Vanessa在花园里安慰这个老邻居,却糊里糊涂与他发生了关系,以致怀孕。她拒绝说出对方的名字。她的父母深信孩子的父亲是他们的一个雇员Angus,后者自然强烈否认,并且辞职,经营起自己的生意。
Vanessa离开了她的家庭,住进了纽卡斯尔的一个贫民窟。Angus听说后,找到了她,并向她求婚。因为早在Vanessa父母手下做工的时候,他就开始暗恋她了。Vanessa接受了他的求婚。
他们的生活在误解与包容中开始了。
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蒂莉特罗特从小被祖父母养大,是位亭亭玉立且有教养的女生,她天生带来的吸引力交到了不少异性好友,男人都会心疼喜欢她,她的魅力给她带来了不凡的命运,但在遭到了其他女人的妒忌,甚至谣传她是个邪恶的女巫。
她的感情周旋于两位有妇之夫,一个是她以前仰慕后来娶了有钱人家女儿的农夫simon,一位则是对她在居无定所时伸出援手让她在家里担任管家的绅士mark。mark和老婆感情不和,一次工作中,mark被埋在了矿井里,是蒂莉特罗特救了他,不过mark也从此失去一条腿。mark对其愈加倾心但是没有表白。
一天农夫的太太突然去世,mark没有告诉蒂莉特罗特,而她在六个礼拜后得知消息立刻去看农夫,但是看到农夫与一女人鬼混,那个伤心哦。。。后来。。。嘿嘿,当然和mark圆满啦!!
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