Nora was a poor Irish girl in the 19th-century, who was destined to live as the dutiful wife of a domineering husband. Unable to speak much English and without her own money, she remained unhappily in Beggarman's Cottage, so called by later generations as it became a place of shelter for the homeless. In the Spring of 1967, Alison takes refuge in the cottage from her similarly abusive husband, who spends his money on alcohol and refuses to let Alison work. Nora watches on, bound to the dilapidated cottage for eternity, as Alison begins to take steps to free herself and her young son, Connor, from her husband Graham's control

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