It is Christmas, 1940, and Kate is making her debut in New York society.
When the war is over Kate wants a marriage and family - while Joe wants the world..
As the months pass, they meet again, and although Kate goes off to university and Joe skyrockets to fame in modern aviation, he is always drawn back to her, as a moth to a flame.
It is Christmas, 1940, and Kate is making her debut in New York society