The Shopgirl's Soldier

Southampton, 1905

Young Ellie-May and Jack are best friends, having grown up together on the same street and been inseparable since birth. But when Jack and his mother are forced into the workhouse, the pair are separated.

Reunited years later aged 16, Ellie-May and Jack fall in love and plan to marry. But when WWI approaches, once again they are torn apart as Jack enlists to fight.

As the years pass, Ellie-May and Jack continue to fight to be together while being torn apart by circumstances beyond their control. Will they finally find their happiness? And will it be together?