In 1932, the world was still a simple place for Annie Reed. She and her best friend, Cath Herrick promised to stay friends forever and spent their days dreaming of their future lives and loves. And in the sheltering arms of Annie's beautiful rose colored, gabled house on Honeysuckle lane, dreaming was easy. But Annie and Cath couldn't have imagined how the trouble brewing around the world would reach into their lives—changing their families, their dreams, and their friendship.