She was only 18 when the Great Depression hit. It affected her and her family in big way. But then things start to turn when she meets her ideal prince.
Since Violet was a child, she always wanted to study. But because she's a woman, she's not allowed to. Her parents get her dozens of books to achieve her life long dream, but as she gets into the "marriage-age" she opens her eyes and while her best friend proposed to her.