Back in 1985, Frank Mackey was a nineteen-year-old kid with a dream of escaping his family's cramped flat on Faithful Place and running away to London with his girl, Rosie Daly. But on the night they were supposed to leave, Rosie didn't show. Frank took it for granted that she'd dumped him-probably because of his alcoholic father, nutcase mother, & generally dysfunctional family. He never went home again. Neither did Rosie. Then, 22 yrs later, Rosie's suitcase shows up behind a fire...