When Eleanor Atherton graduates from medical school in 1917, she dreams of going overseas to help the wounded. But Eleanor's parents insist she must marry a respectable man and assume her proper place. When an unexpected twist of fate sends Eleanor to the battlefields of France as the private doctor of a British peer, she seizes the opportunity for what it is - the chance to finally prove herself. Facing skeptical commanders who question her skills and underhanded efforts by her family to bring her back home, Eleanor must decide if she's brave enough to break the rules, face her darkest fears, and take the chance to win the career she's always wanted.