It's 1953. Ada, Marjorie and Esther yearn to escape the hardships of post-war life in the Netherlands, and their own past. They take part in an international air race and travel to New Zealand in a flight full of other girls like them: brides on their way to their fiances. During the trip they meet Frank, a charismatic bachelor, who will come to have a dramatic influence on their lives. While their lives in New Zealand follow different courses, when they are reunited years later they discover how intrinsically their paths have been bound together.