Losing out on a promotion to her ex lover, Hilary Mansell, a talented
doctor, moves to a rural hospital. She is bored and unchallenged, but
the routine and long hours dull her disappointment.
When Julian Fleming is admitted with a serious head injury, Hilary's
skill and quick thinking save his life, and after his recovery he seeks
her out. Julian is handsome, intelligent and a decade younger than
Hilary, and although at first she resists his advances, she cannot help
falling in love with him. Julian is a gifted actor but denies himself
the career he longs for, and she senses that beneath his charm and
humour something is holding him back.
Before long, it becomes clear that his overbearing mother makes all the
decisions in his life, and she doesn't approve of his ambitions-or of
Hilary.