Ellie Freeman is stuck in a rut, but doesn't really mind. Her life in a rented back-to-back by the docks in Liverpool has never been easy, bue Ellie clings to the dream that one day her ship will come in. And then she wins the pools...theincredible sum of 1,525,000 pounds. All the usual luxuries beckon but Ellie turns her back on them. What she really wants to buy is her husband Malc's selfrespect, which has long since vanished in his dreary job as a warehouseman. To achieve this, she must keep her wealth a secret.