Maeve O'Donovan has moved to Edinburgh in an attempt to forget her unrequited love for the man who has since married her cousin. Life in a strange city proves difficult and Maeve is shocked when she encounters prejudice against her Irish roots. When she loses her job as a maid, she is delighted to find a new position as an assistant in the wardrobe department of the Queen's Theatre. It's a new and exciting world for Maeve - not least because of the brooding Harry Alpin, a theater lighting man who harbors a desire to act. But will Harry's prejudiced family ever be willing to accept an Irish girl as his bride?