When her career as an artist in Paris fails, Sidone turns to the world of fashion. Soon, she is chief designer at Maison Royale. But feeling as though something is still missing in her life, she moves to Italy. Before her departure she meets Charles Brewer, a handsome young man, whom she will meet again under very different circumstances. And when Sidone arrives in Italy, she meets Nigel Franklin, who falls deeply in love with her