September 1941, Bath. As the war rages on and wounded soldiers return home in ever greater numbers, fiercely proud, redheaded Sylvia Roberts is determined to do her bit. Despite her mother's insistence that she is not good enough, Sylvia knows that nursing on the home front is her calling. On her first day she meets Freda and Veronica, and the three women quickly become firm friends, bound together by the vital, often heartbreaking work of saving lives. Then Sylvia's path crosses with a man who could capture her heart, though he is someone almost everyone seems set against. As the dangerous days ahead test them all, the friends will need each other more than ever. A warm, emotional wartime saga of friendship, courage and love against the odds.
