Whilst Rosie carefully picks through her late mother's things, one piece of paper reawakens memories long forgotten. In the same village two centuries earlier, Effie, Beulah, and Tobias struggle to survive. As Effie wonders how she will keep afloat, her heart is captured by a soldier in a fine red coat. And when he swears to dress her in the very silk her brother and sister make, she hopes the promise might change their lives forever.
