Falling in love is easy; remaining in love is harder. Visiting her in-laws-to-be in the Western District of Victoria, Claire has an accident. She is abandoned by her busy fianc and while recuperating in rural Victoria, she finds herself at the mercy of her mother-in-law. At times, her situation seems more desperate than romantic. Claire's new family members are mainly disapproving of her rustic background: her parents run a self-sufficient farming venture; however, when the in-laws' own financial woes worsen, they expect Claire to throw herself into the battle to save their farm. But Claire must grow up before she yields to the weight of others' expectations.