Three women are shipped to the new world (Canada) on a convict ship from Britain. Molly's journey begins with great hope of her new life; Sarah has been taken against her will and forced to leave her life behind; Rene has no illusions, thinking that as a convict her life will be much the same. All three are transformed throughout the months on board and find that their lives are changed forever. This moving piece tells a tale of Canada's founding mothers, examining a part of history that is often left untold
