Bathsheba Everdene is young, proud and beutiful. She is an independent woman and can marry any man she chooses - is she chooses. In fact, she likes her independence and she likes fighting her own battles in man's world.
But it is never wise to ignore the power of love. There are three man who would very much like to marry Bathsheba. When she falls in love with one of them, she soon wishes she had kept her independence. She learns that love brings misery, pain and violent passions that can destroy lives...