After centuries of oppression trouble is fermenting in Ireland.

As revolutionary sentiment builds, trainee teacher Ellen Healy falls in love with Guy Forrister, a cadet in the British Army and proud defender of the Empire. But their love affair takes place in the shadow of war and revolution, forcing on them a heart-breaking choice.

Ellen’s brother, Harry, joins the Irish Volunteers to fight for independence alongside his beautiful fiancée Deirdre. But when the rebellion erupts in Dublin during Easter 1916, the brutal consequences of confronting an empire quickly becomes clear.

Ellen, Harry and Guy are three young friends in the cross-hairs of history. As war spreads through Europe, and insurrection explodes in Dublin, they are confronted with challenges that will define their lives.