A wartime tale of love and loss - With the Second World War looming, Iris Black spends the night with the man she loves, Johnny Fenwick. But when she discovers the dark truth about Johnnys family, Iris decides to leave him and go and train as a nurse. Johnny, distraught and on the rebound, marries poverty-stricken Nan Fielding, not knowing that Iris is pregnant with his child. But can Johnny ever forget the girl who left him behind?