They're poles apart, yet Charlotte and Max are each drowning in their past; can a chance encounter provide the lifeline they both need?Charlotte’s life has come to a standstill through circumstance, choice and pure bad luck.Her marriage, career and dreams of starting a family have all come to nothing, and she feels isolated and numb. Her world is then rocked by a chance meeting with the enigmatic Max who, despite outward success as a well-known actor, is desperately trying to suppress his own personal tragedy.Charlotte inadvertently enters a glamorous world of fame and fortune alongside the rediscovery of her own creativity as an artist.But all is not as it seems and Charlotte soon learns that rebirth comes at a price.Gradually, she understands that Max is lost too and that she has an important part to play in saving him as well as herself, if she chooses to take it.