The story of one woman's struggle, dreams, love and family against the backdrop of harsh class enmity and the tragedy of two World Wars... It seemed that the measured life of the inhabitants of Easterly Hall would go on as usual for many years. The internal mechanisms of the house worked like clockwork until the war intervened. Cook Evie Forbes spends her days waiting for letters from the Western Front, where her fiancé and her brother are fighting. The estate was turned into a military hospital, and despite the scarcity of funds and interruptions in the supply of food, the girl is determined to provide care and food to all those in need. Until her worst expectations come true - another telegram brings terrible news.