美丽的女子郭婉莹（戴西），是老上海著名的永安公司郭氏家族的四小姐，曾经锦衣玉食，应有尽有。时代变迁，所有的荣华富贵随风而逝，她经历了丧偶、劳改、受羞辱打骂、一贫如洗……但三十多年磨难并没有使她心怀怨恨，她依然美丽、优雅、乐观，始终保持着自尊和骄傲。她一生的经历令人不禁重新思考：一个人身上的美好品质究竟是怎样生成的？

1.1901 1 Sydney The pair of white baby shoes,with soft soles

2.1915 6 Dad took us to a Chinese restaurant called "Shanghai"

3.1920 11 The sun was shining in Shanghai

4.1928 19 Keep on wearing Chinese dresses

   Keep on speaking English

5.1931 22 The big house on Lucerne Road  

6.1932 32 Dad passed away

7.1933 24 A proud student at Yenching University

8.1934 25 Parting

9.1934 April 25  A beautiful and unyielding girl getting married

10.1934 November 25 A story of love

11.1935 26 A dream of the girl from a rich family

12.1944 35 Where did she leave her smile

13.1945 36 Easy come,easy go

14.1946 37 Pollyanna

15.1948 39 Even an elegant lady has her dark side of the moon

16.1951 42 Too maive to foresee what was looming ahead

17.1954 45 Becoming a career woman again

18.1955 46 Daisy wearing slacks

19.1955 46 Between two different kinds of lifestyle

20.1957 49 Beside a decorative rock in her garden

而戴西不知道这些，她有一天发现在酒店的窗外飘着一些白色的东西，她觉得非常奇怪，于是打开窗子，伸手接了一些，握在手里，冲到妈妈房间里给她看，可当她张开自己的手，里面除了几滴水以外，什么也没有。妈妈笑了，告诉她那是雪，在悉尼从来没有看到过的雪。那时她是没有一点点阅历的小姑娘。P：14