Romantic drama set during World War II. Lily and Sophie are two young women working as seamstresses during the Blitz in the East End of London. They meet and fall for two Canadian servicemen, Charlie and Louie. The two couples are married within a couple of weeks and in due course the men are shipped off to the front. Lily and Sophie then receive instructions from the Canadian Embassy that they are to travel to Canada to live with their new in-laws.