The book is a collective portrait of family life in Victorian-era British society. The plot is complex yet absorbing and also demonstrative of how different human actions influence their fate. The story tells about three brides coming to the home of their fiancées (three brothers) due to different life situations. They should learn how to live under one roof with each other and with a bedridden mother of a family who has great power over her sons. How will the three brides manage to build happy relations?
