Is love just an illusion?
To the outside, Clare has everything: a beautiful home, a devoted husband and daughter, and plenty of money. But she is bored. And she is plagued by doubts. Her hysband Clive spends most of the year abroad - but what does he do after work hours? And her daughter Sally claims to spend all her time with horses and homework - but what about boys? Lonely, thwarted and unfulfilled - and against Clive's wishes - Clare takes a job managing a caf . Her ambition is to experience real life, to escape the imaginary feelings that plague her. But when a handsome stranger walks through the door, there is nothing imaginary about her feelings...