As the Japanese begin their assault on Singapore, Sarah Fuller is forced to leave her parents and fiance, Philip, behind. The long journey to England is fraught with danger, and Sarah and her sister, Jane, don't even know if their great-aunt is alive, let alone waiting for them. They arrive in Cliffehaven, and here Sarah must find work to support them. When the Women's Timber Corps takes over the local estate, Sarah enlists as a lumberjill. But as time goes on and news and events in the Far East worsens, Sarah fears she will never see Philip or her parents again ...