Dublin, Ireland Growing up and growing old. These two side effects of life creep up on Finnula 'Fudge' Ginnane and her mother, Mary, simultaneously, yet while the young country girl is helped through this confusing time by her best friend, Lilly McDermott, the older woman must face advancing age and the heartache of a forbidden relationship alone. This tragicomic tale spins a web of unexpected love, rejection, discovery, loss and finally, hope.