Connie & Eva are best friends but their families are the worst of enemies... During the VE Day celebrations two women meet completely by chance. As Connie & Eva talk they discover they are from feuding families the Maxwells & the Dixons. But when they both begin nurses' training they can't deny their natural bond of friendship & become more like sisters. Their lives intertwine as Connie starts courting Eva's brother Roger a bomb disposal expert. In her heart Connie holds a torch for local artist & freespirit Eugene but a dark memory from her past makes her wary of trusting any man. The two women are determined to uncover the secrets that have plagued them & kept the two families at war for so long. But can their friendship survive the shocking truth? A moving family drama for fans of Maureen Lee & Katie Flynn.