Paul Harris, still frail after shellshock, returns to his father’s home and to the arms of his secret lover, Adam. But when he discovers that Margot, the fiancée of his dead brother, is pregnant, Paul marries her through a sense of loyalty. He finds work as a teacher, sets up a home with Margot, but continues to see Adam.Pat Morgan who was a sergeant in Paul’s platoon runs a butcher’s shop in town, but can’t help yearning for the closeness he experienced with Paul in the trenches.Paul has to decide where his loyalty and his heart truly lies as all the characters search hungrily for the love and security denied them during the war.
