Tijdens de depressie in de jaren 30 in Schotland, hebben Kezzie en haar zusje Lucy het beter getroffen dan de meeste anderen. Nadat hun vader overlijdt, lukt het ze om samen te blijven en ze kunnen leven van de baantjes die Kezzie en hun opa weten te vinden. Het leven neemt echter een hele nare wending wanneer Lucy verdwijnt...

During the 1930s Depression in Scotland, Kezzie and her young sister Lucy are luckier than most. Following their father's death, they manage to stay together and live on the little work Kezzie and Grandad are able to find. But life turns sour when Lucy goes missing. Without hesitation, Kezzie sets off alone to find her sister, a difficult journey which takes her over the Atlantic to Canada...In the second story, Kezzie and Lucy are reunited with Grandad in Clydebank. The Second World War breaks out, and the family spirit is put to the test. Kezzie's strength is needed by so many - she must save an Italian family from the racial hatred they encounter, and rescue her old school friend Peg. As Clydebank is bombed and becomes a burning inferno, will Kezzie be strong enough to turn a tragedy into a triumph?