In the middle of a deep depression, two teenagers fell in love and, against all odds, planned a life together. Just when the depression retreated somewhat, and their plans could be realized, they were swept aside by the dangers and cruelties of a world war. The treacherous invasion of the Netherlands by the armed forces of Nazi Germany in 1945 wrecked their plans for a peaceful life. Instead, their plans were thrown asunder, and their lives were taken up in the maelstrom of the resistance to Nazi rule.

In spite of hopeless times, the young couple persevered. They married and started a family in the bleakest of times. They resisted a dominant, autocratic occupation. They suffered the loss of two brothers at the hands of treacherous fellow countrymen who did the bidding of the Nazi occupiers. Yet the young couple's devotion to their faith, to each other, and to their fellow countrymen triumphed over five years of evil.