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George Owen, the Earl of Hampshire is home on leave from he Western Front in France during World War One. Rose Sherston is a young woman forced to go into service since her father’s arrest for his pacifism; she is George’s sister Alexandra’s governess. Destroying Rose’s goodness and purity becomes George’s obsession. Unable to break her either physically or psychologically, George is forced to confront his own demons, and is forced to admit that what he feels for Rose is love.
The torturous journey of the young lovers involves George’s older sister Amelia, whose own fiancé has been killed in the war. Alexandra is growing up, and Amelia’s position in the family is precarious because it may be usurped by whomever George chooses to marry.
In contrast to George and Rose, Colleen, the maid, and Declan, the butler, have a joyous attitude toward their love. But Declan and Colleen’s love is hindered by the undeclared war being raged in Ireland.
In the end, love triumphs for George and Rose, winning out over the bleak reality of the war.
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| Actors: Three men, three women. |
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