It was a time for dreams to come true…Lucy Gabbitas is excited about joining her sisters at the local umbrella factory, but then her beloved father dies, leaving Lucy and her siblings heartbroken. The family receive no sympathy from their tyrannical mother, Annie, and their first Christmas without him holds little comfort and joy. Lucy meets John Grey and falls in love, and things seem brighter until Annie falls ill and dies and Lucy is forced to put her family first. She resolves to turn their home into a happy one for her brothers and sisters, and is determined to make Christmas a joyous occasion once more…