From the outside, Vicky Townsley would appear to have it all Features Director of the hugely successful 'Poise!' magazine, she lives alone in London, is single, solvent, and seriously successful But she'd give it all up in a heartbeat for marriage, children, and a house in the country Amber Winslow on the other hand, has exactly what Vicky Townsley wants a huge stone mansion in Highfield Connecticut, children and a busy charitable commitment for the local Women's League But Amber isn't happy either She hasn't found quite the fulfillment she had expected from being a full-time wife and mother, so when she spots a double page spread in 'Poise!' magazine asking married readers to life swap with a glamorous, single journalist in London, she sits down and writes a letter But she never expects to be picked