Birmingham, 1972. Mona is a young Irish girl in a big city with the thrill of a new job and life. She meets William, a charming Irish boy. They embark upon a dizzying love affair, a whirlwind marriage, an unexpected pregnancy - before a sudden tragedy tears them apart. Decades later, she pieces together the memories of the years that separate them. But can she ever learn to love again? From the author of "My Name is Leon".