<p><em>On the eve of the Great War&hellip;</em></p><p>Nora McMahon is a young Irish girl raised by her grandfather on a small farm in County Clare. Her parents were executed after a failed rebellion and she inherits their dreams of a free Ireland. She witnesses the political change overtaking Ireland and struggles to prove her worth in the nascent Irish republican world.</p><p>Edward Eldridge is a wealthy young captain in the British Army eager to debate the erupting war and the irksome &ldquo;Irish Question&rdquo; from the comfort of London mansions. He is frustrated with his father&rsquo;s reluctance to support a call to arms and welcomes the war and a chance to break free from the restrictions of privileged life.&nbsp;</p><p>The mounting crises across Europe shape Nora and Edward&rsquo;s lives and set their worlds on a collision course. As they both pursue their own notions of freedom they are unable to imagine the worlds they will help to create.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>