The story of Tommy, a soldier in World War II, who is injured while trying to escape with his commanding officers and his mate, Signaler "Taffy" Jones, with the British Expeditionary Force from Cherbourg in 1941. He returns home, meets his wife-to-be, Evie, and settles down to a life of domestic bliss. Or so he thought. A chance discovery sets them apart and shatters the family home. They and their children live through their lives of constant change, some progress, and much upset. Tommy dies alone and un-mourned, to his son's ever-lasting regret. It is a story of consequences, the lasting ravages of war, and the difficulties faced by a family in the austerity of post-war Britain.
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