Confinement

The compelling powerful story of two women separated by a hundred years but linked by the lives they choose and the decisions they make.1849: Bess Hardemon arrives at the grimly Dickensian Priors Heath school little knowing that she will one day end up as an inspiring and legendary headmistress - but at considerable personal cost.1970: Sarah Beckett is delighted to gain a place at Priors Heath - as much for the pride of her parents as for herself - but will she fit in?The plight of a nineteenth century schoolteacher trapped by her duty to her job is mirrored by a modern day woman''s fight to escape the shackles of a broken marriage. Bess Hardemon a tough and canny young teacher is determined to make a difference at her new school. At the cost of her own chance of finding love Bess remains trapped by her duty a confinement echoed a century later by Sarah who must make her own choice between duty and her efforts to save a broken marriage.