The very white of love

September, 1938. Martin Preston is in his second year of Oxford when his world is split in two by a beautiful redhead called Nancy Whelan.

A whirlwind romance blossoms in the Buckinghamshire countryside as dark clouds begin to gather in Europe.

One year later, Britain declares war on Germany. Martin is sent to the battlefields of France, but - as their letters cross the channel - he tells Nancy their love will keep him safe.

Then, one day, his letters stop. September, 1940. It's four months since Nancy last heard from Martin.

She knows he is still alive - and she'll do anything to find him.

But what she discovers will change her life forever.