The legendary Athina Farrell remains the House of Farrell's company's figurehead and in her kingdom at the Berkeley Arcade, Florence Hamilton plies their cosmetics with the utmost discretion. She is sales advisor - and holder of secrets - extraordinaire. But of course the world of cosmetics is changing and the once glorious House of Farrell is now in decline, its customers tempted away by more fashionable brands. Enter Bianca Bailey, formidable business woman, mother of three, and someone who always gets her way. Athina and Bianca lock horns over the company's future but it is the past that tells its devastating tale of ambition and ego, passion and wonder. Here is a tale of survival ... and a kind of promise.