Tender and tragic, set against the turbulent backdrop of WWII Britain, this is the extraordinary story of four Londoners: Kay, who wanders the streets, restless and searching, Helen, who harbours a troubling secret, Viv, glamour girl, recklessly loyal to her soldier lover and Duncan, an apparent innocent, struggling with demons of his own. Moving back through the 1940"s, through air raids, blacked-out streets, illicit liaisons and sexual adventure, to end with its beginning in 1941, this is an astonishing novel.