康罗伊家里什么事都没有发生,当有什么事,四个姐妹----鲁思,内奥米,瑞秋和菲菲--都会和他们的祖母呆在一起。这听起来像一个灾难:大奶奶给订单,像一个教官,她一直没有书的房子。姐妹肯定不怎么会忍受大量的新鲜空气和琐事,大奶奶的方案。但在寻求另类娱乐的过程中,他们开始了解他们的祖母所选择的生活的吸引力---她开始理解他们。这比他们想象的更相似吗? Nothing ever happens in the conroy family, and when something finally does, the four sisters----Ruth, Naomi, Rachel and Phoebe---are sent to stay with their grandmother for the summer. This sounds like a recipe for disaster: Big Grandma gives orders like a drill sergeant and she keeps no books in the house.The sisters certainly are'nt going to put up with big Grandma's regimen of plenty of fresh air and chores. But in their quest for alternative entertainment, they start to understand the appeal of the life their grandmother has chosen---and she starts to understand them. Are the two generations more alike than they think?