Catherine Benson is a 13 year old girl having a hard time living with 3 older brothers Donny, Albert and Thomas and 2 younger sisters Susan and Rachel. She lives in Gloucestershire and she owns a horse called Brittany which her mum and dad got her for Christmas in 1912 so Catherine's had her for 2 years. It's the year ww1 started, 1914. Cathy is heartbroken when she reads the daily post. Find out what happens in the story. (This is not a true story)