With America now in the war, the lives of the Nolan family, like the country, are heading
into the unknown.

March 1942. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, America is no longer on the sidelines. While the
fighting is far away, Bostonians still have to suffer through blackouts, food shortages, rationing, and
air raid drills. Every day there is news of local young men who have been killed in action.

After a difficult start, Abby has made it through her first semester at BU. Her brother Thomas is
now patrolling the harbor as a cop, and George works nights loading military freight at the shipyard.
Even their mother, who had been hospitalized for depression, has found a new purpose by selling
war bonds.

They are all doing their part, but life on the home front is unpredictable. When Abby’s German
professor is arrested, she has to find a way to get him out. Then Thomas starts having second
thoughts about his fiancée because she is a foreigner. Finally, George makes a decision that shocks
the whole family.

In a global war, there’s no place to hide, and everyone is affected. And as the months go by, the
Nolans discover that not all casualties happen on the battlefield.