Kerry tries to protect her sister but she can't protect her mum or herself from Bill, her stepfather. He's mean and volatile and likes to drink.

When she meets Tommy, they fall in love and she finds out his last girlfriend brought trouble to his nice normal family. Not wanting to jeopardise their relationship and do the same, Kerry tries to keep her secrets behind closed doors.

Eventually, the bruises and the lies tell their own story. She can't hide the fact Bill is wrecking their family and deeper family issues threaten to destroy the best thing that ever happened to her - Tommy.

A coming of age story set to a backdrop of seventies music and fashion.