Babe, Grace and Millie have been best friends since their first
day at kindergarten. Now they are newly married, and the men have
gone to war. They thrive on letters from their absent
sweethearts, and on the closeness they've always shared.
And then, on a single morning in 1944, no fewer than sixteen
telegrams arrive, bringing news of the worst kind from the War
Department. For Babe, Grace and Millie, life will never be the
same again. Each must face the challenges of the years ahead, the
changes taking place in America and far closer to home, which are
enough to test even the deepest of friendships and most hopeful
of hearts.