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Always headstrong, Winifred Pow leaves her unhappy home life in Devon in autumn 1920 to find a new life in Birmingham. There her rash behaviour brings her into conflict with the social taboos of the time. She meets a shadowy South African who leads her to the "Archway of Tears".

Life in the mid 20th century of a thoughtful vulnerable woman entangled in the problems of others. She is affected by the events of the day, including the war, but the real drama is in the lives of her friends. In a suburban setting the movements of a wide range of people are interwoven.