The Great War is over and Kate is ready to welcome back Eliot with open arms. But Kate has become used to her independence, and to running the shoe factory; and Eliot's return creates tensions, particularly with Kate's son, Callum. It tears Kate apart to see such strife between the two men she loves most. And her sister-in-law seems determined to stir up animosity in order to benefit her own son. But when tragedy strikes, Kate cannot imagine just how much trouble Lucy's ambition can cause.