简介：64岁的佩内洛普有三个性格迥异的孩子：热情善良的小女儿奥莉维亚，自私无情的儿子诺埃尔，贪婪善妒的大女儿南希。一次轻微的心脏病发作使老人在闲暇时回忆起过往的生活——自由的伦敦童年生活，狂野的康沃尔少女时代，一段不幸的战时婚姻，一个挚爱的男人。佩内洛普的父亲是一位著名画家，其作品《拾贝壳的人》价值不菲，也是佩内洛普最珍爱的宝贝。几个孩子得知画的价值，纷纷前来寻画，各自的本性暴露无遗。佩内洛普被迫作出选择，这个家将勉强维持还是四分五裂？ 本片根据罗莎莫德·皮尔彻的同名小说改编，全球销量超过500万册，作者凭此小说跻身世界最畅销的小说家之一。 Sixty-fouryearoldPenelopeKeelinghasbroughtupthreeverydifferentchildren:Olivia,her'specialchild',wholikehermotherisbothtoughandvulnerable;Noel,herruthlessandselfishson,andNancy,thefirstborn,embitteredbygreedandjealousy.Itisamildheart-attackthatallowsthesixty-fouryearoldtotakethetimetoreflectonherpastfullandvariedlife:abohemianchildhoodinLondonandthewildsofCornwall,anunhappywartimemarriage,andtheonemansheevertrulyloved.Itisthediscoverythathermosttreasuredpossession,herfather'spainting,TheShellSeekers,isnowworthasmallfortunethoughthatprovesmostalarming.Foritisonlythen,asher'lovedones'gather,thattheirtruecharacterscometolightandPenelopeisforcedtomakethedecisionsthatwilldeterminewhethertheycancontinuetosurviveasafamily,orbesplitapart. ThisisanadaptationoftheworkofRosamundePilcher,basedonthenovelofthesamenamethathassoldover5millioncopiesworld-wideandpropelledhertothetopoftheinternationalbest-sellerlists.…