As a young girl, Agota Gabor’s dream of becoming a professional ballerina in Budapest is shattered when she contracts polio.

Through gruesome therapy and iron willpower she learns to walk and dance again, making a living as a dancer in Canada after her home country erupts in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.​​

Agota forges ahead to achieve a successful and dynamic life, working as a chorus girl in Montreal casinos and nightclubs.

But she wants more than just the glitz and glam. After going back to school, Agota becomes a TV journalist and works with her foreign correspondent husband as they live the expat life, travelling across the world from Hong Kong to Jakarta to Cairo and London.

Agota’s rollercoaster life continues as a mother and businesswoman, as she runs a successful communications firm and makes a killing in real estate.