Roses of Winter

Bessie McIntyre receives two telegrams on the same day. One brings good news. A letter ends a romance.

A small group of surviving ships seek shelter in the Matochkin strait to prepare for the final dash to Archangel. Donald McIntyre finds himself caught up in the struggle to save his ship.

Pearl Lafferty confronts her bigoted father. Ellen Burns receives a visitor who brings troubling news. The reality of war is made plain to Mary and Betty Burns.

The convoy is ordered to split up. Each ship finds itself in a desperate struggle for survival.

Ellen Burns and her friend Pearl attend a dance with consequences that change both their lives. Jimmie Gow has news he knows his mother will not want to hear. The neighborhood of Maryhill finds that in war there is no safe place.

Donald McIntyre joins a new ship and finds himself on a convoy heading into Arctic waters.

Mary Burns has had no word from Charlie. She discovers that his ship has been sent to Dunkirk and spends many sleepless nights. A neighbor receives news that shocks Mary and Ida.

The enemy mount ferocious attacks on the beaches and the harbor of Dunkirk. The losses are increasing. Charlie Burns find help from an unlikely source.

Donald McIntyre has had a troubled relationship with his mother. Nothing he has accomplished appears to please Bessie. Then, a gift he brings back from America awakens memories in Bessie and leads them to a different place.

Charlie Burns's ship sails to Dunkirk with critically needed petrol for the British Expeditionary Force. He finds himself stranded on the beaches with thousands of soldiers. The fate of Britain hangs in the balance.