An absolutely heartbreaking and uplifting wartime story of love, loss and friendship. February 1945. Hull, East Yorkshire. As the Second World War nears its bitter and brutal end, the city is a shell of its former self. Row upon row of houses reduced to rubble by German bombs. Factory worker Rose Ellerby longs for the fighting to be over so she can be reunited with her sweetheart Harry. Then a letter brings devastating news — and Rose’s dreams of marriage are crushed to nothing, just like the bombed-out houses around her. As Rose wanders blindly along the seafront, tears streaming down her face, she hears someone softly ask what’s wrong. The man is unshaven, his dark eyes red-rimmed, but his voice is surprisingly gentle — and Rose finds herself pouring her heart out to him. Joe is a widowed airman, whose wife and unborn baby were killed in a bombing raid. He’s as lost and lonely as Rose. But gradually the two become friends as their broken hearts begin to mend. But the end of the war brings its own challenges. Just as Rose and Joe’s friendship grows into love, a devastating secret threatens to tear them apart. Do they have a chance to build a peaceful future together?