It is the late 1920s and Sarah loves her work as an apprentice in the sheds at the Staffordshire pottery Frenshaws. Here, she is able to escape her miserable home life and her vicious stepfather. When Sarah's talent is recognised by the master potter and owner, Daniel, she is sent to Design School where she meets wealthy Annabel and they become friends. But Sarah's life is far from settled. A violent incident gives her the courage to escape from her stepfather and she goes to live with her grandmother. And it is then that she learns secrets about her past and heritage, and a life she had never imagined opens up for her.