1854 the Crimean War is in full swing. Gideon a navvy is helping toorganise a contract for a stretch of supply railway line there to transportguns and food to ... » 

1854 the Crimean War is in full swing. Gideon a navvy is helping toorganise a contract for a stretch of supply railway line there to transportguns and food to the soldiers. Back home in Cornwall Alice is waiting for him.But her vicar employee has recently died and his replacement doesnt want her.An orphan and ostracised by the rest of the village shes got nowhere to go.Leaving messages for Gideons letters to be forwarded on to her she is takenin by the Sisters of Mercy and finds herself looking after cholerariddenchildren in Plymouth. With a shortage of nurses in the Crimea she findsherself given a chance to see if Gideon loves her as much as she loves him when they can catch up with each other.. «