'Poppy Mazzini, born in Hull over her father's grocery shop, lives up to the promise of her fiery red hair and Italian ancestry. Her lovely singing voice and good looks lead her to her great ambition -- to go on the stage and see her name at the top of the bill. She becomes a music hall star, both in her native town and in the south, London and Brighton. She is invited to sing in concert in Paris to tremendous acclaim. But from a very young age she has been in love with a young, ambitious shoemaker and is devastated when his affection turns elsewhere. Poppy disappears, but her best friend, a composer and pianist, sends messages and words of love through his music which gradually shows her where true love is waiting.'