When best friends Dee and Jean leave school, they're all set to embrace the excitement of sixties Liverpool. And things start off well: when Jean's father wins the sweepstake, Jean is set up in her own hairdressing salon, while Dee's got a great job as a shorthand typist. With both girls dating good-looking lads with prospects, it's hard to imagine being any happier.
But Dee's father is about to discover a disturbing truth about her fiancé - a truth so shocking it will tear her family apart. As Dee flees to Ireland, Jean marries Tony, blissfully unaware that she's not the only pretty girl to catch his eye...
Tumultuous years lie ahead. But true friendship lasts a lifetime - and Dee and Jean will learn that the people who love you will always be there when you need them most.