Alva Erkin Smith is one of four daughters of a respectable, but impoverished family.
In the past are life in Paris and court balls. To restore her position, Alva needs to do something. For a woman of that era, the answer is obvious—find a rich husband.
This is the story of the famous millionaire Vanderbilt family, of which Alva became a part. But not for long.
It was she who became famous among the suffragists, demanding a divorce at the age of 42 for another man—putting at risk her former comfortable life and the opinion of society.