Alice Lea plants a rock garden, but when Charlie Lukas brashly promises her roses along with a marriage proposal, she jumps at the chance for storybook happiness. Alice falls ill the day after Charlie proposes; his attention and concern as she recuperates promote a too-quick marriage. The Great Depression wanes, and WWII looms ahead when they marry. Gnawing unhappiness arises as they experience the stresses of wartime and raising a family, including...