In 1916, a young woman journeys from the small coal-mining town of Mountain Park in the Canadian Rockies to the large coastal city of Vancouver, British Columbia. Lily Kinnerty agrees to help her uncle run his hat shop. Both widowed, they forge a bond so tight it carries them through this tumultuous period of history. While riding the new CN rail line to reach the coast, Lily meets Martin Patterson and feels she may have another chance at love,...