In 1970, Ethel Rohan crafts a poignant and bold exploration of midlife desire, loneliness, and the search for fulfillment. Agnes, faced with the unwelcome onset of early menopause, feels trapped in a passionless marriage with Charlie, her much older husband. When a younger man named Mark arrives in their quiet village to run his mother's shop, Agnes seizes the chance to rekindle the joy and vitality she fears are slipping away. Their secret summer affair awakens Agnes’s spirit, alleviating her symptoms and giving her a taste of the life she longs for. But as summer ends and Mark prepares to return to his life in Dublin, Agnes is left grappling with the inevitable return to her mundane reality. A twist in her marriage offers an unexpected second chance at passion, leaving Agnes to navigate the complex emotions of love, lust, and longing. 1970 is a moving and candid portrait of a woman at a crossroads, yearning for connection and finding it in the most surprising of places.