STEPPING STONES Lizzie O'Brien was born into a large, boisterous Liverpool family dominated by her brute of a father. At sixteen she runs away to London - the first stepping stone towards a new life and a glorious future. LIVERPOOL ANNIE Annie Harrison's Liverpool childhood is full of contrasts; from the happy, crowded atmosphere of her uncle and aunt's house to the lonely seclusion of life with her reclusive mother. It is her friendship with Sylvia that opens up a different life of wealth and freedom. DANCING IN THE DARK When Millie - a young woman with a busy life and a career to think about - is reluctantly sorting through the belongings of her Aunt Flo, who recently died, she finds herself engrossed in a life she knew nothing about.