Lincolnshire 1910. Shunned by her own family desperate for work a place to stay Esther Everatt walks through the night to Sam Brumbys farm seeking the chance to earn her keep. Reluctantly the old man takes her on. Able to work alongside any man Esther soon earns Sams grudging respect & affection & at last feels she has found a home she can call her own. But her peace & security are cruelly shattered when old Sam dies: as a woman she has no right to inherit the lease on the farm. Believing that her passion lies solely with the land & a place of her own Esther prepares to risk everything to secure her future -- seeking marriage with a local farmh&. But as war arrives to dash the hopes of a generation Esther begins to discover that it is only the truest of love that can survive the passing of the seasons.. .