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 husband 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 cafe. 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.