After three years in Paris, Emma returns to her father Ben Litton in Cornwall. He's a quite successful painter, but no less egocentric. He doesn't welcome her very warmly, and not even a week after her arrival, he leaves for an exhibition in USA. Emma, without much of a life of her own, stays back lonely. But there's also gallery owner Robert, who's fallen in love with her, and tries to win her heart and give her more self-confidence.