In 1918, rainy Dundee is nearly emptied of men. The Great War has left the town's women both newfound freedom and servitude. They toil in the deadly jute mills, taking in the children of perished family members and praying their own bodies - and spirits - do not fail them. Infused with the longing, courage and passion of its indelible cast of characters, and steeped in the faith and terrors of its time - from the suffragettes and the Easter Uprising to the influenza pandemic - this book is a lyrical, reflective novel about finding purpose and freedom.