Not what I was expecting, but it was a fast read so you get thru it fast. A romantice tale of how the WWII in Englang changed the lives of those that served and the women who who also joined forces to do their part in the wr effort. Show that tru love overshadows all. Friends Annie, Betty, Meg, Lily and the rest of the village as their lives are meshed together and overcome their adversaries in the mall village.