Vivienne Dartford lives a lavished life on the Upper East Side in the prestigious neighbourhood of Claywell Heights with her son who enjoys stealing her clothes and is happily married to the man of her dreams, or so she thought. When her husband, Andrew, declares on their fifth anniversary that he wants a divorce Vivienne is left with no income and no pride. Not only must Vivienne start her life over, she must also hide her divorce from her judgemental neighbours in order to secure her son a place at the most exclusive school on the Upper East Side; St Bertram's Elementary of the Elite.