Happy days with Jeremy haunted Jessica's memory as she considered her life without him. The song Auld Lang Syne meant a lot to them in happier days. But the loss of her husband during the war affected her deeply. It was a struggle to live without him. Unable to bare it any longer, Jessica cannot endure. The song returned to her on New Year's Eve, bringing to life her frustrations and her inability to endure.

When Joshua is left to care for his four year old little sister at not even eighteen years old, how on earth will he protect her? More importantly, how will he keep both of them safe from the impending Second World War? What with their Mother's strange last words, a little dying bluebird in need of care and a call for all young and able men to fight for their country - nothing seems quite right. But could there be a story threaded through it all?