Three strong women make their way in 1950s Canada
English hairdresser, Ethel, is alone after the deaths of her family and her wartime fiancĂ©. Widow and single mother, Alice, bringing up two daughters, receives an unexpected inheritance that will transform her life. War bride, Joan, is mother to three small children with a fourth on the way and money in short supply. All are brought together in a rural Canadian town where they each try to build a future â often in spite of the men in their lives.
Each woman has a different idea of happiness. Will any or all of them achieve it?
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