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When Miriam arrives at a British checkpoint, she is exhausted and hungry. But deep down she knows she is still one of the fortunate ones. One of the few to survive the camps. Having lost her husband and son, Miriam clings to the hope of finding her daughter, Rosa.

England, 1944. As I look around the childhood room I used to share with my twin brother, Ed, I realize just how much the war has taken from us already. Ed was never the same after he helped our father in the Dunkirk rescue. Clutching his call-up letter in my hands, I know that Ed has fled, leaving behind his family and all he has ever known. But I know that if Ed fails to accept his call-up then he will be found and imprisoned. I’m his sister, and I’ll do whatever it takes to protect him

Auch inmitten des Krieges kann Liebe erblühen. Und auch im Angesicht des größten Verlusts ist die Hoffnung oft nur einen Herzschlag entfernt. Belgien im Juli 1919. Im Hotel de la Paix in dem kleinen Ort Poperinge treffen drei Frauen ein: die schüchterne Engländerin Ruby, die lebensfrohe Amerikanerin Alice und die schweigsame Deutsche Martha, die mit ihrem Sohn Otto unterwegs ist. Sie alle haben im Ersten Weltkrieg Männer verloren: einen Ehemann, einen Bruder, einen Sohn.

La minaccia di una nuova guerra incombe sull'Europa. Churchill ha appena riunito le menti più brillanti di tutto il Regno Unito in una grande casa nel Suffolk - nota come Bawdsey Manor -, determinato a stabilire una linea d'azione che porti gli alleati in vantaggio. Vincolati da un giuramento di massima segretezza, gli ospiti di Bawdsey Manor dovranno lavorare insieme a un'invenzione che potrebbe cambiare le sorti della guerra.