Description
Yorkshire, 1983: Miner’s wife Mandy is stuck in a rut - at twenty-three, she is trapped by domesticity and she wants more from life. When Mandy’s childhood friend –Ruth, and her husband, Dan, return to town, their homecoming is shrouded in mystery. Like in their schooldays, Mandy looks to Ruth for inspiration – but Ruth isn’t all she appears. As conflict with the Coal Board turns into war, the men come out on strike and Mandy joins a support group. As the strike rumbles on, relationships are pushed to the brink and Mandy finds out just who she is – and who her true friends are.