Táto séria sleduje osudy mladej ženy, ktorá opúšťa svoj vidiecky domov v Írsku, aby si splnila sen o živote v žiarivej metropole New Yorku. Sledujeme jej cestu za emancipáciou a hľadaním vlastného miesta vo vysoko postavenej spoločnosti, kde sa potýka s rozdielmi medzi tradíciou a modernitou. Príbehy sa prelínajú s politickými nepokojmi a osobnými drámami, ale predovšetkým oslavujú silu jednotlivca a odvahu k novým začiatkom v cudzej krajine.
Rural Irish girl Ellie loves living in New York, working as a lady's maid for a wealthy socialite. She tries to persuade her husband, John, to join her but he is embroiled in his affairs in Ireland, and caught up in the civil war. Nevertheless, Ellie is extremely happy and fully embraces her sophisticated new life.
An uplifting, inspiring and heart-warming story of a woman truly ahead of her time. Of loves lost and found, of courage and determination. It is the 1930s and when her beloved husband, John, suddenly dies, young Ellie Hogan decides to leave Ireland and return to New York. She hopes that the city's vibrancy will distract her from her grief. But the Depression has rendered the city unrecognisable - gone is the energy and party atmosphere that Ellie once fell in love with, ten years before. Ellie plunges headfirst into a new life pouring all her passion and energy into running a home and refuge for the homeless. In return they give her the kind of love, support and friendship she needs to try and overcome her grief. Until, one day, someone she thought she'd never see again steps through her door. It seems that even the Atlantic isn't big enough to prevent the tragedies of the past catching up with her . . . The heart-rending but inspiring follow-up to TV Book Club bestseller ELLIS ISLAND.