Things are finally looking up for George and Ann Richardson.After causing years of worry, their younger daughter Tess, who had always been sickly and small, is starting to blossom into a confident, clever girl.It will be some time before she catches up with her older sister Maddy, but her family know she'll soon be just as strong. And they've just scraped together enough money to take them on their first holiday, to Wales, where the country life will be just what they need.But heartache is waiting for the family when they return to Liverpool, and many a tear will have to fall before they find the true happiness they long for...