She gave up the stage for love.
Now the man she married barely looks at her.

San Francisco, 1943: Vivienne Hartley, the city’s prima ballerina, gave up the spotlight to care for her war-wounded husband. The man she married—once full of laughter and life—has become a stranger.

When Charlie’s younger brother, Danny, returns home on furlough, he brings warmth back into the Sterling home. His blunt honesty cuts deep.

An audition for Swan Lake offers a way for her to reclaim a part of herself she thought she’d lost.

Charlie needs her.
But Danny wants her.

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