Julia is still grieving a man she loved who died during the retreat to Dunkirk, when a young American bombardier meets her in the green grocer in Thorpe Abbotts. Leading his B17 against German targets, he faces constant death leaving Julia at home to face the potential horror that he, also, might not return. The two of them have no idea in 1943 that their life together will face even more serious challenges. Will their love be stronger than the tragedies they end up facing?