September 1941 Bath - three friends are about to find that some of the biggest battles are to be found on the home front. . . As war rages and brave soldiers returning home from the frontline need nurses more than ever fiercely proud redhead Sylvia Roberts is determined to help in any way she can. In spite of her mother's belief she isn't good enough Sylvia believes that becoming a home front nurse is her calling. Together with the two friends she makes on her first day in the job - Freda and Veronica - she knows she can help save lives. And as the devastation of war shows no signs of ceasing their work becomes ever more vital. Then Sylvia's life is thrown into the path of a man who might just be able to capture her heart. Even though he is somebody who everyone - except her best friends - seems prejudiced against. Can love really conquer all in times of war? One thing she knows is that - in the dangerous days that will follow - she and her friends will all need to support each other right to the end. . .