When a wealthy Englishman, Paul Ashfield travels to Australia in search of the birth-mother he thinks deserted him, he never expects to meet and fall in love with Daphne Clarke. Upon meeting her parents, Paul is horrified by the possibility that they have the same mother. He departs quickly, believing he's slept with his sister. Amidst the turmoil of WWII, they meet again in Singapore where they discover the truth-they aren't siblings. They marry as the Japanese pour into Malaya and Singapore teeters on the brink of invasion. In the chaotic aftermath, each believes the other has died during the bombing. Heartbroken, Paul returns home, agreeing to an arranged marriage. In a race against time, can Daphne reach England before her husband marries another woman?
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