A Woman's Courage

The women of the Great Paxford Women's Institute are working harder than ever to support the war effort. Behind closed doors, though, each of them is dealing with a struggle of her own.

Pat is still coming to terms with the part she played in her abusive husband's death, and the freedom now open to her feels daunting. Sarah's husband is stranded in a prisoner of war camp abroad, and she is doing her best to fill the place he held in village life. Teresa worries about what the future holds as a new parent, while Alison is on the brink of a new relationship. Meanwhile, the Brindsleys, a family who have enjoyed good fortune, may be about to see their luck turn.

Some of these women are grieving men they have already lost, and others are anxious for men still away fighting. They have to lean on one another. Broken relationships, loss, love, betrayal and unexpected freedom all complicate their lives, and these very different women must pull together to find a way through.