1940s. War alters lives, and for three women from different walks of life, the choices they make will change everything forever... Jenny Proctor is a well-to-do housewife with a demanding husband. She devotes her life to serving him - but when he enlists, she finds her voice...and a new friendship with a young GI. Vibrant Rusty Dobbs is a prostitute by choice, making money from servicemen. But when she falls in love with an American captain, she hides her profession from him hoping that he will never find out... And finally, there is Sarah, a teenager who is drawn to Gunter, a prisoner of war - the enemy.