Cynthia Harrod-Eagles - Míg a fiúk hazajönnek - Otthon és a fronton 1918

By now the war had turned people's lives upside down, and more and more people were filled with dread that England might not end up on the winning side.

By 1918, the World War separated many from their loved ones. The Hunters, their friends and the people of the house could get bad news any day.
Edward flees his marital problems to the front. Young Sadie's love, it seems, remains unrequited, and the Lauras have to leave the bombed-out Artemis House. Ethel acts as a nanny, easing her pain by taking care of another child.
The government is forced to make further cuts, while younger and younger people are being called up for frontline service. The Allies are pushed back almost to the Channel without the help of Russian forces.
England is forced to face the possibility of defeat for the first time since the outbreak of war. There is hardly a ray of hope left for them...