Sheila Reid

In the not too distant future, a very smoggy and overpopulated Earth government makes it illegal to have children for a generation. One couple, unsatisfied with their substitute robot baby, breaks the rules and gets in a lot of trouble. (Z.P.G. stands for Zero Population Growth).

女主角法兰西丝是新近守寡的摄影师，正陷于是否要移民外国而烦恼。她的母亲艾丝蓓是个性倔强的老太太，宁愿独自穿越寒冬雪地到女儿家也要来干涉女儿的生活。她的十六岁儿子亚历则开始意识到异性的吸引力，跟邻家女孩妮塔初尝禁果滋味。