THE PROTAGONISTS OF THIS NOVEL ARE FRANK AND ELSA. THE TWO MEET AT `THE GOLDEN AGE`, AN INSTITUTION IN AUSTRALIA THAT TREATS POLIO-STRICKEN CHILDREN, AND FALL IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER. FRANK`S PARENTS ARE MEYER AND IDA. JACK AND MARGARET ARE ELSA`S PARENTS, ALONG WITH THE NURSES AT THE INSTITUTION, LIDJA, OLIVE, AS WELL AS THE CHILDREN LIVING IN THE INSTITUTION. THEIR LIFE ALSO UNFOLDS THROUGH THIS NOVEL ALONG WITH THEIR CHARACTERS. IT IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT GIVES POSITIVITY TO POLIO AFFECTED CHILDREN WITH TREATMENT. A NURSE ONCE FINDS FRANK AND ELSA IN A BED TOGETHER. THEN THEY BOTH RETURN TO THEIR RESPECTIVE HOMES AS THEY ARE EXPELLED FROM THE INSTITUTION; BUT THEY KEEP FIGHTING FOR EACH OTHER. IDA CONTACTS MARGARET AND GOES TO ELSA`S HOUSE WITH FRANK AND MEYER. ELSA AND FRANK MEET. A HIGHLY EMOTIONAL NOVEL WITH A VERY SIMPLE PLOT