The wartime correspondence of Pem and Ivor tells of their fear, love and loneliness during saparation in World War II. War events feature where they touch their own lives or the lives of friends and family, but the story is more than an account of wartime. It is a portrayal, told with humor and poignancy, of food, schooling and caring for one another and being cared for at a distance and awlays with love. Pem and Ivor's overwelming concern was the safety of their four children.