Description
Kenny's Department Store, with its handsome Edwardian facade and unique cherry-picked goods, it is the jewel in the Irish town of Ardagh's crown. David Kenny, its charismatic owner, has poured his heart and soul into transforming the store. Star Bluestone sells her beautifully crafted tapestries at Kenny's. Made with natural dyes, they embody her mother-earth spirit and creative vision. She has a special reason for caring about Kenny's beyond her sales. Meanwhile for Ingrid Fitzgerald, hotshot political interviewer and wife of David Kenny, the store is the 'other woman' in her marriage. With her children leaving home and her career blossoming, she is worried by the toll the store is taking on her husband. Unable even to confide in her best friend Marcella, Ingrid convinces herself all will be well. Natalie Flynn shares a flat with Ingrid's daughter Karen. She tries not to envy her friend the relationship she has with Ingrid, but it's hard when your own mother died when you were ten. And Charlie is one of David's staff, with her own issues with the mother/daughter relationship.She is one of the first to hear the rumour that Kenny's is facing with a takeover bid. As the threat of closure looms and with an owner who doesn't seem his usual self - what does the future hold for the women who are bound together by its fortunes?… (more)