As the bombs fall, three women are forced to remake their lives? When the uniform factory is reduced to rubble in a devastating air raid, Amanda, Maisie and Bethan are left without work, and without the sense of safety they once clung to. Shocked by the devastation she sees around her, Amanda signs up as an ambulance driver, putting her life on the line to save those in the poorest areas of the East End. Meanwhile, Maisie and Bethan find work in the heart of Petticoat Lane, trying to scrape pennies together to put dinner on the table. Yet beneath the lively market lies a darker underbelly, and the girls begin to realise that not everyone is playing fair ? and that some threats are far closer to home. As the war rages on, it's ever more important to know who you can trust...
