For Tom Roxham and Fay Rossiter, the problems of a relationship across the social divide in pre-war England pale in significance against the terrible pressures that threaten not only their love, but their very lives as the country goes war with Germany. Set against a background of increasingly disturbing events in Europe, a society frenziedly partying as it suddenly realizes it is living on the edge, and fierce resistance from Fay's wealthy family and friends, the couple's relationship is tested. Can it survive the war?