based on the novel by Belva Plain, covering a time span from 1909 to 1959. The story begins in New Yorks Lower East Side with the arrival of Polish-Jewish immigrant Anna (Lesley Ann Warren). At first employed as a humble seamstress, Anna is whisked into a whole new world when she becomes the wife of the enterprising Joseph Friedman (Armand Assante), who eventually becomes a wealthy Westchester contractor. Even so, Annas heart belongs to Paul Lerner (Ian Shane), the son of the prosperous Fifth Avenue family …
