At first glance, they're an odd pair: Alec is a gentle, artistic boy transplanted to England from India, while vicar's daughter June finds solace and joy in mathematics. Best childhood friends who grow into sweethearts, they're separated by the outbreak of World War II when Alec becomes a Royal Air Force fighter pilot and June is recruited for top-secret work as a codebreaker. After the war ends, they come together again, still bound by love yet both irrevocably changed. This poignant novel follows Alec and June on their soulmate journey, the story of a marriage challenged by secrets and disappointments but rooted always in love.