April’s plan: she would be the breadwinner, getting a lucrative secretarial job for one of the major international organizations, while Frank would have free time to find himself and whatever his passion. One day, April suggests that they move to Paris – a city where Frank visited during the war and loved, but where April has never been – as a means to rejuvenate their life. April has forgone her dream of becoming an actress, and Frank hates his job – one where he places little effort – although he has never figured out what his passion in life is. Frank commutes to New York City where he works in an office job while April stays at home as a housewife. They live in the Connecticut suburbs with two young children. Frank and April Wheeler, in the seventh year of their marriage, have fallen into a life that appears to most as being perfect.
