

Season 1 • Episode 2
LatestSarah Thompson, an American visiting England, meets and marries William Whitfield, the Duke of Whitfield. They settle in a chateau in France and begin a family. World War II interrupts their happiness and alters their future. After the war, the family helps war survivors by buying their jewelry and eventually opens a jewelry store, which rapidly becomes a success. But conflicts abound as new generations arise and forces from both outside and within threaten the store and the family.
Costume
Period pieces that scream old money and wartime resilience.
Acting
Annette O'Toole ages decades with heartbreaking grace.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Danielle Steel adapted her own 1992 novel, one of her rare direct TV adaptations.
The miniseries arrived at peak '90s Danielle Steel saturation, when her name guaranteed 20 million viewers.