NHK的第58部晨间剧。1970（昭和45）年，在父亲去世后，川岛浦良（须藤理彩饰）离开了她出生和长大的栃木，搬到了东京木场的母亲家。受祖父光次郎（加藤武饰）的影响，她立志成为一名木匠。浦良虽然被夹在强势的祖母初子（池内纯子饰）和好胜母亲麻子（原秀子饰）中间，但是她的目标是想要创造一个理想的家族。这部作品还涉及了现代家庭问题，例如老年人的护理。

This drama is the tale of one high spirited, strong-willed young woman and her struggle to fulfill her lifelong ambition of becoming a carpenter and building homes. The story takes place from the later part of the Showa era to present day Heisei rule. The heroine of the story, Kawashima Urara, lost her father at the tender age of seven and this drama depicts her life as she grows from a young school girl, through puberty and adolescence and on into her adult years as an independent woman who owns her own carpentry business. As Urara grows into a beautiful and strong woman and a talented carpenter, her family around her goes through many difficult and trying times. This story of becoming an independent businesswoman in the male-dominated world of carpentry accurately reflects the lives and struggles of the young women in present day Japan who are trying to make a career for themselves in addition to balancing the demands of family obligations, friends, and lovers.

1970(昭和45)年、川嶋うらら(須藤理彩)は父の死をきっかけに、生まれ育った栃木を離れ、東京・木場にある母の実家へ。棟りょうである祖父・光次郎(加藤 武)の影響を受け、大工職人を目指すことになる。うららはパワフルな祖母・ハツコ(池内淳子)と負けず嫌いの母・朝子(原日出子)との板挟みになりながらも、理想の家づくり、家族づくりを目指す。高齢者介護という現代の家族が抱える問題についても取り上げた作品。