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Montreal, January 1941. Edith and Edward Reeves have been in Montreal for five months. After a period of adjustment overshadowed by the sudden death of Eleonore, a painful truth is dawning: since they will only be able to return to England once the war is over, it is impossible to predict how long they will have to stay in Canada...
Torn between her sense of duty and the desire to embrace the carefree lifestyle that everyone seems to lead in Montreal, Edith hesitates. What's the point of putting down roots if she knows she'll have to leave again?
While her friends are getting married, sometimes for love, sometimes to save a young man from conscription, Edith teaches at a local school and dedicates her free time to the war effort through volunteer work. Yet, she is acutely aware that she is letting her youth slip through her fingers. The image of the fiancé she had to leave behind in England is becoming increasingly hazy in her mind. Could it be because a Montrealer has captured her heart?
Will young Reeves manage to establish herself in Canada, even if it means being uprooted once again upon her inevitable return to her homeland?
