Liverpool; 1917. When Irish seaman Michael Gallagher docks in Liverpool after years of fighting with the British Navy; he never expects to fall in love. But the moment he glimpses Stella Bennett; all thoughts of returning to his homeland vanish. Determined to be together; the young couple defy Stella’s parents’ wishes. But their plans to marry are soon derailed by the arrival of baby Ginny. Her crop of fiery red hair plants a seed of doubt in her father’s mind and it’s not long before their world begins to fall apart.