'1942 was going to be a very different year, she decided. Gone would be the feckless Evie, mooning over one man after another, and in would come a much more positive Evie' As a new year begins and the world is at war, Evie Yeo is turning over a new leaf. Her nearest and dearest in the little Devon village of Lymbridge, the war eftort for the boys on the front, and her class of infant pupils will be getting all of her attention this year and nothing will soften her resolve. Evie knows she's lucky to have her friends and family around her. They have supported her through a broken heart more than once so she knows they'll stick together when there are new suitors, new babies and new jobs to contend with. As the snow falls, Evie realises it might not be easy to put the past behind her and find her happy ending. And when the trauma of war is felt in the usually peaceful village, will Evie and those she cares about emerge unscathed?