Rosie Curran is a young Irish woman who has spent her whole life trying her best to accommodate and adhere to the often harsh societal rules of 1940s Ireland. Despite this, Rosie is a tenacious, resourceful and determined woman, who in the face of an impossible and unthinkable situation must gather every scrap of strength and defiance in her to get the task done for the sake of her child. Even if that means going against the very rules that are the foundation of her world.