Set in 1878 - 1918 - A story of love, passion, loyalty and betrayal, spanning two generations.
An Irish Girl, a Miner, A Gypsy, and a Rich Landowner’s lives entangle in a story of love, passion, war, and betrayal.
Bridie O’Hara, raped by her father, escapes a correctional convent only to suffer betrayal leaving her no choices in life. She becomes a prostitute.
Will Hadler provides the means of change and family life for Bridie but becomes a victim of the kind of love she is able to give.
Seamus Finney, a Gypsy, always looking for the main chance, has a hold on Bridie's heart, but uses her as a means to an end. By the time he realises how much he loves her she and Will are married. Used to taking what he wants his actions leave Bridie floundering and alone.
Andrew Harvey, stuck in a marriage holding nothing for him other than providing an heir, falls under Bridie's spell but, at the moment he could save her he condemns her to the workhouse.
Left with nothing, Bridie returns to prostitution. Her death at the hands of her brutal pimp leaves her daughter and son with no one to protect them in a world ravished by war. Their fight for survival impacts on generations to come.