Can hope be found in the depths of war? May 1943. The tide of war has turned at last, with an Allied victory looking increasingly certain, but all is not well for the residents of Silverdale. Unusually journalist Bobby Bancroft is struggling to find enjoyment in her work at the rural Dales magazine, The Tyke, weighed down by family problems and a contemplating a future with husband Charlie which might never see them blessed with their own bundle of joy. Not only that, but the Charlie that has returned to her is far from the man she fell in love with ... now she must face the challenge of...