Carl Brown and Annie McGairy are in love. Their Irish immigrant parents knew each other in the old country--and Carl's parents want better for their son than Annie, who was raised in the slums. When Annie runs away to marry Carl while he's at college, they have many difficulties, including a college Dean that frowns upon married couples, Carl's angry parents, Carl's jealousy, and Annie's own problems with her sexuality.
Joy in the Morning
In 1927, Carl Brown marries Annie McGairy and goes to college, but taking his young wife with him creates difficult challenges for both of them, for their parents back home, and for the campus faculty.