The story is about how the true American Maxine Simmons tries to gain the favor of the representatives of high society in Palm Beach. The heroine does everything she can to cross the impenetrable border between the "powerful of this world" and the less fortunate, and soon realizes that she will have to make some sacrifices for this. Earning a "place in the sun" turns out to be not easy, but Maxine Simmons is not one to give up at the slightest difficulty.
