England, 1939. Valerie de Vere Cole reinvents herself as a carefree and glittering young society woman. Despite her social success, the world's troubles and Valerie's fear of loss and loneliness prove impossible to ignore. How will she navigate her new life when everything in her past has taught her that happiness and stability are as fragile as peace in our time? Because very soon, Valerie knows that she must find the inner strength to stand strong and carry on through the challenges of life and love and war.