As Britain stands alone against a monstrous enemy, the inhabitants of
Pearl Street face hardship and heartbreak with courage and humour. The
war touches each of them in a different way: for Annie Poulson, a widow,
it means never-ending worry when her twin boys are called up and sent to
France; Sheila Reilly's husband, Cal, faces the terror of U-Boat
attacks; Eileen Costello is liberated from a bitter, loveless marriage
when her husband is sent to Egypt and she goes to work in a munitions
factory - and falls in love. And Jessica Fleming, down on her luck, is
forced to return to the street she'd hoped never to see again.