For young Queenie, life in the backstreets of Whitechapel was a lesson in survival - Hitler's bombs hit those with nothing the hardest. When danger strikes close to home, Queenie finds an ally in Mrs. O'Leary, whose two sons are the kingpins of the East End. But while the O'Leary's are the light in Queenie's life, fate has a different path in store. Now married to the useless Albie Butler, Queenie is raising her children to fight their own battles. If the O'Leary's taught her anything, it was that surviving meant doing whatever you had to, no questions asked, and family always comes first. The Butler boys will make sure their mother's name becomes East End legend.