Based on Ashley Prentice Norton's novel with Emma Forrest adapting. The story is set in 1980s New York, centered on the relationship between a rich chocolate heiress and her precocious young daughter.

The mother lives a free-wheeling, rock-star lifestyle, and her extravagant parties are legendary. Dazzled by her mother's situation and constantly craving her attention, the daughter finds escape in reading beauty magazines and taking photos.