To make ends meet in this romantic drama, a devoted wife and mom takes in boarders and, while starting her life over, falls for the most unlikely of men, a warm-hearted blue-collar worker, in this adaptation of Elizabeth Berg's bestselling book.
Acting
Christine Lahti's patented wounded dignity
Writing
Elizabeth Berg's dialogue: conversational, not cringe
Production
2003 TV-movie budget, maximum cozy
Director
Arvin Brown
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Elizabeth Berg adapted her own novel, a rarity that usually preserves the author's voice—explaining why the dialogue doesn't sound like committee notes.
This aired on CBS in 2003, peak era of 'women's television' before streaming fragmented the demographic—note the Rita Moreno casting as elder wisdom dispenser.
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