In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.

Carmela is thirty, beautiful and as untamed as an horsewoman. She is jobless and struggles to get by on her own, doing small day-to-day tasks. She makes ends meet by making use of the immigrants who populate the maze of alleyways of Naples' old historic centre. A circle of hell where, even to get a residence permit, you have to pay to work

A journey into a disturbed mind.

Criminal psychologist Cathrin Blake is confronted with a very personal case: Superintendent Sean Kelly, with whom Cathrin is also friends, has to deal with his family history when his nephew Eoin comes to Ireland from his native Australia.

Armed only with faith, wit and eloquence, Irish champion Daniel O'Connell leads a peaceful rebellion against English tyranny that ends 300 years of exile from Parliament. But when the ultimate prize - Ireland's nationhood - comes within his reach, will The Liberator remain true to the path of peace?