England, 1943. In the midst of the Second World War, Eva received the heartbreaking news that her husband is missing and presumed dead. Neither wife nor a widow, lives suspended in the limbo of existence colorless.
It has just arrived the summer when the town is invaded by Allied troops. And in that June unexpectedly hot, Eva knows the charming Bill, a black American soldier.
Neither of them can deny the passion that overwhelms them in the frantic weeks that follow, when every day could be the last. But shortly before the Bill is sent to the front to take part in the Normandy landings, Eva discovers she is pregnant and finds herself suddenly alone in a world dominated by intolerance.
While Louisa, the fruit of their love grows and becomes a woman, Eve will have to come to terms with her past to protect her. And how far will Louisa prepared to go to uncover the truth about his origins?
It has just arrived the summer when the town is invaded by Allied troops. And in that June unexpectedly hot, Eva knows the charming Bill, a black American soldier.
Neither of them can deny the passion that overwhelms them in the frantic weeks that follow, when every day could be the last. But shortly before the Bill is sent to the front to take part in the Normandy landings, Eva discovers she is pregnant and finds herself suddenly alone in a world dominated by intolerance.
While Louisa, the fruit of their love grows and becomes a woman, Eve will have to come to terms with her past to protect her. And how far will Louisa prepared to go to uncover the truth about his origins?
