罗拉（拉娜·特纳 Lana Turner 饰）和苏西（桑德拉·狄 Sandra Dee 饰）是一对相依为命的母女。在工作中，罗拉是一位女强人，总是将她的大部分时间都投入到繁忙的职务中，生活里自然而然少了很多对于女儿的关注，久而久之，母女之间的隔阂越来越深。这感情的裂痕在她们都爱上了同一个男人之后，最终导致了悲剧。 安妮（朱安妮塔·摩尔 Juanita Moore 饰）是一名黑人女子，而她的女儿莎拉（苏珊·柯娜 Susan Kohner 饰）则是混血，莎拉一直以母亲的肤色为耻，这不断的伤害着安妮的感情。然而，母性的本能驱使着安妮一次又一次的原谅的莎拉，并且依然如故的爱着她。
When Noah fell in love with Nick, she knew their relationship would never be easy. They're fire and electricity, and when they're together, every kind of sparks fly. After last summer, Noah thought their passion had grown stronger than their fear, but her life is about to turn upside-down again now that she's starting university. Moving again while maintaining her relationship with Nick will be a difficult hurdle, with their age difference, campus life, dangerous parties, and inner demons stalking them both, reminding them of all they still don't know about each other.
No matter how hard they try, there will always be wounds that won't close. Is Noah really prepared to overcome her fears and truly trust someone again? Will Nick be able to put his past behind him and keep his heart open?
Or are they doomed only to burn each other's worlds down?
When Noah fell in love with Nick, she knew their relationship would never be easy. They're fire and electricity, and when they're together, every kind of sparks fly. After last summer, Noah thought their passion had grown stronger than their fear, but her life is about to turn upside-down again now that she's starting university. Moving again while maintaining her relationship ...
