Wife to James Whelan
Ambitious James leaves his Irish town for a Dublin job, returning seven years later as a successful bus-service owner. His childhood sweetheart Nan, widowed and raising a child, seeks work from him; after he has her jailed for theft, she explains the coercion and debt behind it. As James’s relationships with Nan, Kate, Nora and rival Bill collide, he must confront the difference between ambition and contentment.