Esta serie narra el viaje vital de una mujer que creció en las duras realidades del siglo XIX. Sus sueños de una vida mejor y de escapar de tiempos difíciles se ven constantemente desafiados por la adversidad y el destino. Las narrativas exploran la fuerza de la familia, la resiliencia y la lucha por la supervivencia ante tragedias imprevistas. Es una conmovedora historia de esperanza y perseverancia a través de épocas de importantes cambios sociales.
Brought up on her parents' smallholding in Jarrow in the harsh years of the 1870s, Rose dreams of a world beyond the grime of the town, a world glimpsed at a fairytale wedding at Ravensworth as a child. Capturing the heart of steelworker William a better life is in reach. But tragedy strikes and Rose must save her young family from destitution.
To escape her possessive and drunken step-father, Kate is sent away from teaming Jarrow to work on the Ravensworth Estate. She is soon attracting the attention of charming, headstrong Alexander and dares to dream of a future with him. But when Kate discovers herself pregnant and alone she must return to face the wrath of her step-father.
Rebellious Catherine (Kitty) McMullen, resentful of her new step-father and yearning to escape impoverished Jarrow, determines to educate herself.Soon streetwise Kitty is a ghost of the past and the well-spoken, well-read Catherine leaves the north-east to follow her dreams.But she encounters hardship and heartbreak on the road to self-discovery.