What Girls Learn plot
As the rivalry between her daughters grows, "Mama" is already playing the peacemaker and giving the girls all the love they could wish for. And then Mama meets Nick and falls in love. Their close family life is turned upside down. Tilden and Elizabeth are uprooted and forced to live in Long Island with Nick as their surrogate father, and they struggle to adjust. Tragically, Mama falls prey to a life-threatening illness. As Nick tries to keep the family together, the two girls are forced to reconsider their attitude toward him - as painful as that might be.