山深处，乡村女孩小琴拿到了大学录取通知书，贫困家庭的她却为去上学还是留在家帮助母亲照顾年迈的奶奶和多病的弟弟犯了愁。在母亲斩钉截铁的肯定下，她最终依靠国家助学贷款放心去上学。临走前，弟弟小山将口琴送给了小琴，让她对家有个念想。进入大学后，小琴不敢松懈，一边用功读书，一边绞尽脑汁的在想如何帮衬家里。迫切想挣钱的她，却被无德的小商贩钻了空子，家里给她的生活费也没有了。与此同时，舍友静云因为小琴出生农村，经常对其冷...
Atlanta, 1873. It's another day (Melanie's funeral, in fact), and Scarlett is determined to win back Rhett (who's spending a lot of time with Belle Watling). First, she goes to Tara and spats with Sue Ellen over Tara. Then she goes to Charleston, presenting herself to Rhett's mother and friends, to Rhett's dismay. But when she's caught in a compromising position with Ashely, she retires to her mother's people in Savannah, and her overbearing grandfather Robelard, while Rhett courts a new bride. Scarlett also seeks out her O'Hara relatives and meets her cousin Colum, a priest (and gunrunner). And knowing them, she goes to Ireland. There she meets the handsome Earl of Fenton, who owns Ballyhara, the ancestral home of the O'Haras. And when Scarlett buys it from him, she becomes the financial and spiritual head of the family. But her newfound happiness is short-lived as disasters strike, and she must rely on Rhett's love for her to save her from the gallows.
