Setting aside her dreams of living in the English countryside, Alice accepts the proposal of wealthy man-about-town Joe, who shatters her romantic ideals before an indiscretion forces them to move to a country house in Connecticut.
Three friends cope with the diverse challenges of maternity as Julia struggles to conceive with her uninterested boyfriend, career woman Maeve deals with unexpected pregnancy, and happily married Samantha finds marital strife after a new baby.