Things are finally looking up for George & Ann Richardson. After causing years of worry their younger daughter Tess who had always been sickly & small is starting to blossom into a confident clever girl. It will be some time before she catches up with her older sister Maddy but her family know shell soon be just as strong. & theyve just scraped together enough money to take them on their first holiday to Wales where the country life will be just what they need. But heartache is waiting for the family when they return to Liverpool & many a tear will have to fall before they find the true happiness they long for...