Can the strong women of Paisley triumph and keep the home fires burning? Paisley Scotland 1913. After the death of her husband Kirsty Lennox remarries and rebuilds her life watching her children find success. Her eldest son Alex has become a successful cabinetmaker and furniture salesman; her daughter Caitlin is a promising dress designer; while the youngest Mary is a diligent student. But the arrival of four-year-old Rowena Lennox Kirsty?s granddaughter by marriage throws the family?s plans for the future into disarray. Conflict flies when Rose Hamilton one of Kirsty?s partners in a second-hand clothing store buys the mill her son Alex Lennox had his eye on - destroying their friendship. The dispute is further compounded when Rose invites Caitlin Lennox to become a dress designer for her new high-end clothing business. Caitlin is thrilled and strikes up a friendship with weaver Murdo Guthrie much to her beau Bryce?s disdain. When Britain declares war on Germany in 1914 and then men begin to enlist it?s down to the women to carry on in their absence. But as the war rolls on they must learn to cope with separation turmoil and tragedy.
