Honor Langtry embodies kindness and caring - qualities so necessary for a nurse. War veteran Michael Wilson is overwhelmed by passions and considers himself responsible for everyone. The passion that flared up between them seems obscene to many. But their love is just an echo of a distant war that has reached Australia. A war that forces everyone to choose what is more important to you - duty or a wonderful feeling. Colleen McCullough is the author of the super bestseller “The Thorn Birds”, an Australian writer with a worldwide reputation, who can write about love as poignantly as anyone else.