Linda Thackerley is seventeen and in love - with Alan, her childhood sweetheart, now on his way to war. In 1942 Linda escapes from her wartime job to tour with a ballet company, bringing the colour and spectacle of dance to towns darkened by the blackout.
She discovers the excitement and the harshness of a dancer's life - and realises the intensity of her ambition. She wants to go as far as her talent will take her, but can she ever again be the shy, sweet girl Alan left behind? How will the war have changed him? If he returns...
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