<p>Geoff and Rosaleen Bonnard embark on a once-in-a-lifetime voyage to England aboard the fabled <em>Lusitania</em> in 1915. Europe is embroiled in war, but that shouldn&rsquo;t affect a passenger liner. As they approach Ireland, a German submarine hurtles a torpedo into the grand ship. Rosaleen makes it into a lifeboat, but where is her husband? She searches the morgues in Queenstown, heartsick at recognizing so many people. Geoff is finally located in a Cork hospital, alive but suffering a back injury. While waiting for him to recover, Rosaleen is thrilled to meet her mother&rsquo;s family, but a dark cloud hovers over her. The battered faces of dead babies haunt her. She sinks into depression, exasperated by Geoff&rsquo;s new interest in religion. Her once happy life seems out of reach.</p>