Emeralds story is a true Irish saga filled with struggle and passion. Born at the turn of the century, Emerald OHearn was orphaned at five in Belfasts slums. Almost a victim of her guardian, she runs away and is taken in by nuns. She finds her long lost brothers and takes up residence in Dublin where she works as a nurse. She marries a man who is killed in World War I, is witness to the Irish rebellion of 1917, and has a brief but passionate relationship...