Grace King Bichon, who is managing her father's riding-stable, discovers that her husband Eddie is deceiving her with another woman. After confronting him in the middle of the night on the streets of their small home town, she decides to stay at her sister Emma Rae's house for a while to make up her mind. Breaking out of her everyday life, she starts to question the authority of everyone.
Julia Roberts
as Grace King Bichon
Dennis Quaid
as Eddie Bichon
Robert Duvall
as Wyly King
Gena Rowlands
as Georgia King
Kyra Sedgwick
as Emma Rae King
Brett Cullen
as Jamie Johnson
Haley Aull
as Caroline "Doodlebug" Bichon
Muse Watson
as Hank Corrigan
Anne Shropshire
as Aunt Rae
Ginnie Randall
as Eula
Terrence Currier
as Dr. Frank Lewis
Rebecca Koon
as Barbaranelle
