Following the death of their parents, the Norton siblings are tragically split up. While Helen is taken in by their selfish aunt, her twin brothers find themselves in a cold, soul-destroying orphanage, and their younger sister is adopted and spoilt by the wealthy Partingtons. Helen never gives up hope of a reunion with her brothers and sister. But time has changed them all in ways she could never have imagined, and just as her dream seems within reach, Helen is faced with a heartbreaking choice...