Many socialists were moving away from faith in revolution towards a fight for reform.许多社会主义者正逐渐改变革命信念，转而为改革而斗争。The book follows the life of Ann Pollock, as she moves from the optimism of young love, through the disastrous years of World War II.这本书描写安·波洛克的一生，她经历了第二次世界大战的苦难岁月，逐渐改变了年轻恋爱的那种乐观态度。