In war-torn France, charismatic Spaniard Luis elopes with Elise and takes her to live in a smallvillage in Catalonia. Little do they know that war will rip them apart.Many years later their daughter Madeleine returns to France to seek out her roots and thetruth of her parents' story. But her arrival in the Catalan village of her childhood unleashesmore than she had bargained for, as Madeleine learns the shocking truth behind her father'sdeath. As her own love story begins, she must come to terms with her past, and learn to believein the legacy of love her parents left behind.
This is the story of three generations of women, torn apart by the Spanish Civil War, and by one determined man. It takes the arrival of an unknown cousin for them to start building bridges. Martin carries his own ghosts, but he has come looking for his family, and his belief in them helps them unite to face the enemy together, one autumn in Catalonia. This is a story in which love wins over evil, and belief brings hope, emerging victorious into the sunshine of the Catalonian landscape.
From the deserts of North Africa, to the waters of Scotland, the Second World War touches the lives of two women from two very different worlds. In Alexandria, Fran finds her world turned upside down as Rommel's forces advance on the idyllic shores of Egypt. The life of luxury and stability that she is used to is taken away as she finds herself having to deal with loss, heartache and political uncertainty. Meanwhile, on the Firth of Clyde, Catriona struggles between her quiet rural life and her dreams of nursing injured servicemen on the front lines. As the war rages on, the two women's lives become intertwined - bringing love and friendship to both.