Sally Field stars as Nora, matriarch of the Walker clan, in this earnest family saga that dramatizes the many obstacles that modern society can throw into the lives of ordinary Americans -- beginning with the death of Nora's beloved husband. Alternately embracing and at each other's throats, the family has made its way through a minefield of crises, including infidelity, addiction and even death. Through it all, family has always come first.