Clara is forced to flee her home as the Nazis invade the beautiful island of Guernsey.Separated from her mother, far away from anything familiar, she is at the mercy of a cruel shopkeeper. Clara is worked like a dog, but the warmth of her Blackpool friendships will go far to save her. Julia just wants to find her beloved daughter -- but the trials of war will keep them far apart.They will meet again -- but the war will change everything for mother and daughter.