War-torn London, 1943, Lily (Friel), a vivacious English girl, falls in love with Charlie, a Canadian soldier. Impulsively, they marry, and Lily becomes pregnant before Charlie (Aden Young, The Starter Wife) returns to the conflict. Lily and her infant daughter join the throngs of war brides offered the chance to start new lives in Canada. Lily discovers that the family "ranch" Charlie told her about is actually a weathered, worn-out farm house located sixty miles away from the nearest big city. Charlie's mother (Brenda Fricker) and sister (Molly Parker) are hostile to the "big city" newcomer, but Lily is determined not to let them break her spirit.

Extra Features: Original Hearst World War II newsreels, including "1940: The Bombing of London," and "1946: War Brides Come to America."