After the death of her parents in a bombing raid, Mary Jones discovers a secret in the pages of her father's diaries. Her search for the truth brings her to Cliffehaven on the south coast. Here, she finds work at the Kodak factory, all the while longing for news of her sweetheart, fighting in Europe. With the help of Peggy Reilly and her family at Beach View Boarding House, Mary starts to build a new life for herself. But events that happened eighteen years before still echo. And should a promise Peggy made then be broken, it will have a devastating effect not only on Mary, but on them all...