Kitty and Tom Conlon arrive in Liverpool in July 1916 to claim the house Tom's great-uncle has bequeathed him in his will. The move to England couldn't have come at a better time. Dublin is in turmoil following the Easter Uprising and Kitty's brother is now in prison.The house in Weaver Street is all they hoped for and after a shaky start with her new neighbours Kitty believes the world is her oyster. Until that is Tom is conscripted into the navy.With Tom away it's up to Kitty and the women of Weaver Street to get each other through the war.