Story of Genevieve, the much-loved, beautiful and gifted older sister of an Australian Catholic family in World War Two, who falls in love with a US Marine on leave. The narrative follows Genevieve as she leaves her family for a new, dramatic and sometimes troubled life in the United States. Based on a true story, re-imagined by Genevieve's younger sister, Australian biographer Verna Coleman. Verna Coleman is the author of biographies on writers Miles Franklin and Frederick Manning, and feminist activist Adela Pankhurst. Cover design by Stephanie Ryan.