Introverted Chantal, a half-French interior architect, runs a small design business while living in the shadow of her disparaging husband, as he works his way up the film industry.A chance meeting with a well-known property tycoon allows her to prove her professional ability and self-worth, on a project bigger than any she had ever dreamt of.As she becomes successful, the cracks in her marriage become more and more evident.To try and save it she sacrifices her new career, and the couple move to France, where by chance she finds her derelict ancestral home, which she buys and embarks on its renovation. Then disaster strikes, it will take all of her new found confidence and resources to come through the challenges she faces alone.