Sarah Willis longs to free herself from the expectations of a privileged upbringing, while Winston Keller can't afford the luxury of a dream. Despite their differences, the pair are drawn together in a whirlwind romance that defies the boundaries of class. But when a dark family secret pulls the young lovers apart, and the Second World War plunges the world into chaos, it seems impossible they will ever find their way back to each other - or even hold onto the dream of what might have been.