Cath Raine's mother Sadie falls for a Canadian airman, and runs away with him, leaving Cath and her younger sister home alone. The scandal is the talk of the town and Cath grows up determined to be nothing like her mother. When Cath meets Jack in the grounds of his father's estate he sees her as nothing but a pitman's brat, not worthy of his attention, but when they meet again years later, he is captivated by the beautiful young woman she has become. As Cath begins to fall for Jack, will Sadie's scandal spoil their chance of happiness?