Against the turbulent background of World War II, unfolds the personal drama of a brother and sister, separated by half the world. Bernard Reardon is a young Australian tail gunner in the RAF who has survived seventy-two bombing missions over Europe. His sister, Teresa (now the nun Perpetua), shares his belief that it is her faith that has protected him. But what would happen to him and to her should her faith waver?

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