June 1940. Despite losing her
mother at a young age and her father away on important war work,
seventeen-year-old Rita Smith has plenty of people to turn to in the
close-knit community of Cliffhaven. Until Italy
sides with Germany and Rita's closest friends and neighbours are interned as
enemies of the state.
As war
rages across Europe, Rita is more determined than ever to do her bit for the
war effort. Although she is forced to give up her dream of joining the WAAF,
she volunteers as a fire warden. When her own home is destroyed Rita vows she
will not lose spirit and throws herself into doing her bit for king and
country, longing for the day when she is reunited with those she loves
best...
