A compelling and evocative story of love, friendship and obsession. Set in a small Irish town between 1952 and 1962, two children make education the escape route to a better life.
Eleven-year-old Clare O'Brien dreams of leaving the confines of her family home, a grocer's shop where there is no room or time for dreamers, only hard work and getting by.
As the summer draws to a close, Clare makes further progress towards leaving the limitations of Castlebay behind; winning a second scholarship - this time to University in Dublin.