Eve Forrester escapes a loveless marriage in 1948 and journeys to the French Riviera after a mysterious bequest is left in her name but, while she rubs shoulders with the rich and famous, rivals to her unexplained fortune begin to emerge. Rivals who want her out of the way.
A servant girl's life becomes surreal when she responds to an ad for government-assisted passage to Australia and befriends the more well-to-do and racy set.