Ellie's life was orderly, predictable, and controlled until Marianne, her passionate sister with a zest for life came to visit. Ellie is driven by her work and has little time for a personal life. An actress between jobs and headed to L.A., Marianne stops in the Midwest to visit her sister Ellie. Marianne is an artist who believes in living a passionate, romance-filled life. Living together, the two sisters learn to appreciate the other's viewpoint and arrive at a middle ground while experiencing love and loss. Together, they learn that somewhere between the fairy tale and tragedy lies reality - a world that requires each of them to become more like the other in order to find happiness.