Liverpool, 1915. Martha Rossi lives in a tenement with her husband and
their five children. Despite working all the hours she can, the family
doesn't have much money. So when Martha's 14-year-old son, Joe, proudly
enlists to fight for his country just to earn his mother an extra
shilling, Martha is horrified. Despite her pleas and protests, Joe is
dispatched to France within weeks. Unbeknown to them all, Joe's act of
selfless heroism will have huge implications for Martha and all the
family.
As the dreaded telegrams begin to arrive from the front in France,
mothers' hearts are broken across the country. Spurred on by grief of
her own, Martha Rossi begins a quest that will take her right to the
doors of No.10 Downing Street....