The 1930s are drawing to a close and life-changing decisions must be made Simon Poole and Jacky Whitmore live for moments of glory on the rugby pitch. Norah Moffat, with her movie-star looks, could have had the world at her feet but, with the shadow of war looming on the horizon, she chooses to train as a nurse with her best friend, Cathy Lewis. Each known that the group's days of carefree existence are numbered.
Brenda McBryde was an Army nurse during World War II. After the war she wrote several books about the experience of women service members during the war.