1915, Chrisp Street Market, East London.
While the man she loves is in France fighting for his country, Lily Larkin
Molly's drug-addict mother has abandoned her, so she goes to live with her no-nonsense aunt in smalltown America. But Molly isn't the only stray in town, the boy next door is an outsider, too, andthere are some dark family secrets waiting to be revealed.