Just when Hetty's life hits an all-time low, her great uncle asks her to fix up his old mansion, and while she is there she meets a strange array of neighbors who help her learn that life isn't always as bad as it seems.
Eagerly visiting New York to escape her suffocating family, young Englishwoman Sophie clashes with her hostess's arrogant grandson, who follows her back to England with an unconventional proposal.