The series is based on the eponymous novel by Irish writer Eugene McCabe. It is a gripping story of love, betrayal, deceit, and revenge set in the picturesque countryside of Fermanagh in 1885. A place where neighbors watch each other and share information, where hypocrisy and duplicity reign, and the pervasive sense of beauty is tinged with threat and impending doom. On her 25th birthday, Beth Winters decides to change her life...