故事发生在19世纪的美国东北部，艾比盖尔（凯瑟琳·沃特森KatherineWaterston饰）和丈夫戴亚（卡西·阿弗莱克CaseyAffleck饰）在这里经营着一座农场，繁重的农活让艾比盖尔和丈夫之间没有任何的交流，不久之前两人的女儿因病去世的事件也让这对夫妻之间的感情更加的疏离。某日，农场里来了一对小夫妻——塔利（凡妮莎·柯比VanessaKirby饰）和芬妮（克里斯托弗·阿波特ChristopherAbbott饰），塔利的处境和艾比盖尔差不过，在家庭中也处于弱势的地位，她因为无法怀孕而遭到丈夫的冷待。两个内心里伤痕累累的女人一拍即合，很快就培养出了真挚的友谊，这友谊随着时间渐渐发酵，散发出了爱情的醇香。

无意中听到的这首歌，（个人揣测）歌词像极了Tallie表白前的内心写照。

"Short And Sweet" - by Brittany Howard

There are miles between usTime between usThere is something between usI may be a fool to dream of youBut, God, it feels so good to dream at allSomething short and sweetThere's always a light over my head for youI am waiting, I am waitingTime will always try to kill me

There are mountains between usThere is time between usOh, ain't there something between us?Something short and sweet

I don't care if I shouldDo you wanna hurt me?'Cause I've been hurtin' all aloneIt didn't kill me, noBut it wasn't no funCome and get you someJust the beginningI only want the beginningWe'll give each other all of our bestAnd then, time can do what it wants with it

There are mountains between usThere is time between usOh, ain't there something between us?Something short and sweet

So, why can't I wait?Why can't I wait?Why can't I think?Why can't I wake without you always appearing?Oh,, I better not wait too long'Cause time is gonna kill itTime is gonna kill itTime is gonna kill itTime is gonna kill it