Fleeing London amid the chaos of the Blitz, horticulturalist Gwen Davis arrives at a rundown country estate to supervise a group of young women growing food for the war effort. It turns out the Women's Land Army volunteers are sharing the estate with a Canadian regiment awaiting deployment, and Gwen must guide her charges both in cultivating the land and in socializing with the young soldiers. This subtle, affecting novel delicately probes the nuances of love, longing, and loss as Gwen discovers a hidden lost garden—and experiences friendship and human connection for the first time.