Elizabeth “Bette” Leigh Black comes of age in the years before World War II. Although money is scarce in the aftermath of the Depression, her home life is happy and filled with love, and Bette dreams of one day having her own family. But as the war taints their sheltered world, Bette begins to realize life is sometimes cruel—and not everyone has the happiness she does. Eagerly and secretly, she becomes involved in anti-Nazi espionage, even though...

"A young woman is wounded serving as part of Operation Desert Storm, and returns to the nursing care of three generations of women who have faced their own wars---personal or otherwise"--Provided by publisher.