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At 18, Alexandra Wickham is presented to King George V and Queen Mary in an exquisite white lace and satin dress her mother has ordered from Paris. With her delicate blond looks, she is a stunning beauty who seems destined for a privileged life. But fate, a world war, and her own quietly rebellious personality lead her down a different path. By 1939, Europe is on fire and England is at war. From her home in idyllic Hampshire, Alex makes her way to London as a volunteer in the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. But she has skills that draw the attention of another branch of the service.

Audrey Parker's life changes forever when Pearl Harbor is attacked on December 7, 1941. Her brother, a talented young Navy pilot, had been stationed there, poised to fulfill their late father's distinguished legacy. Fresh out of nursing school with a passion and a born gift for helping others, both Audrey and her friend, Lizzie, suddenly find their nation on the brink of war. Driven to do whatever they can to serve, they enlist in the Army and embark on a new adventure as flight nurses.

1940, dans un village de la région lyonnaise. Gaëlle de Barbet assiste horrifiée à l'arrestation de sa meilleure amie par la police française et voit le commandant allemand réquisitionner la demeure familiale. Son père est tué par l'occupant et sa mère sombre peu à peu dans la folie.

Danielle Steels roman "Signetringen" tager sin begyndelse i 1930’ernes Berlin. Den smukke Kassandra, som er gift og har to børn, Ariana og Gerhard, med den stenrige Walmar von Gotthard, forelsker sig hovedkulds i den jødiske forfatter Dolff Sterne. Sammen oplever de en stormende, men kort lykke, som Gestapo gør en brat ende på. Dolff bliver dræbt, og Kassandra tager sit eget liv. Flere år senere, under krigen, bliver den nu 16-årige Gerhard indkaldt til hæren.