What Would It Take to Destroy Your Closest Friendship? Alison and Ciara Meet at College in Dublin and Soon Become Firm Allies, Sharing a Flat and Facing the World Together. Ciara is All That Alison Aspires to Be - Sassy, Confident and Fearless. Although Their Backgrounds Could Not Be More Different, They Find Solace and Humour in Each Other's Company. That is Until Gorgeous Dan Abernethy, a Young Medical Student, Enters Their Lives, and Everything Changes Irrevocably. Love Turns Alison's World Upside Down and a Terrible Betrayal Threatens Everything She Holds Dear. It is Only When Tragedy Strikes Many Years Later That Alison and Ciara Are Offered a Chance at Redemption.