It was the maidenvoyaage of the Titanic.In one fatal night the Winfields lives and future were shattered completely.Edwina Winfield returning from a trip to England instantly is in mourning for the death of her parents and lover. She returns to San Francisco with her five younger siblings.
She is entent on keeping the family together with her oldest brother before he goes onto Harvard and the Great War. For twelve years Edwina carefully avoids any romantic connections.As each child grows up and sets off on their own voyages Edwina frees herself from the ghosts of her loved ones. She goes on to a different and exciting life which was rather unexpected.