Struggling writer Nick Allen and socialite Olivia Van Tyne marry and live frugally because Nick refuses to compromise his writing to satisfy his publisher. However, when they have an unwanted child, he does become a "hack" writer to feed baby Olivia, which he resents. Three years later, little Olivia interferes too much in his work, so he finds his own apartment and eventually divorces Olivia, who then marries kind, gentle Harry Ottendorf. Six years later, Olivia and Nick accidentally meet in Lucerne, Switzerland--after having absolutely no contact in those years--while she, Harry, and little Olivia are on vacation and Nick, now a famous author, is on tour promoting his new book. When Harry must go back to the States on business, Nick tries to rekindle Olivia's flickering love, but she repels him. Later, Olivia finds that Nick has also booked a room on the ship going home so they can take the westward passage together. Olivia is torn between her loyalty to Harry and the burgeoning return of her love for Nick.
Westward Passage
A struggling writer divorces his wife to pursue his career without interference, but they meet in Europe years later after she has remarried.
