以即將到來的第二次世界大戰(zhàn)陰影為背景的成長故事，一部家庭史詩、一部成長編年史、一部間諜驚悚片和一段錯綜復(fù)雜的愛情故事。 　　It tells the story of an ‘unmarriageable girl’, Cristobel, electing to defy convention and find her own path through life. As Cristabel grows into a headstrong young woman, World War II approaches and she and her brother become British secret agents on separate missions in Nazi-occupied France.