In 1944, Lucy Felwood, a 17-year-old girl, is the center of her father's attention at Lightfields Farm. She develops a strong connection with farm worker Eve, becoming her closest friend. Lucy begins a romance with American airman Dwight Lawson, who has a troubled past with Eve. Unfortunately, their love is cut short when Dwight dies in a barn fire.

A devastating defeat in 1944 sets off a chain of unsettling events, ultimatel...