Tess Lohan appears to be a quiet child. But within liea a heart of fire. A fire that will propel her from her native Ireland into the hurly-burly of 1960s New York in a quest to find belonging. In this city she will gace the twists and turns of a life graced with great beauty but one forever floating to hazard. Joyous and heart-breaking, Academy Street journeye through six devadea and one incredible story.