The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.

In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

It's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship, and war when they entertain the US troops in Vietnam as singing group The Sapphires.

生活在英国小镇的小托，跟妈妈、两个哥哥，还有心生好感的姑娘莫莉，一起过着宁静、明亮、芬芳的生活。生活中也有悲伤、愁苦、失落，和看似解决不了的困境，每每这时，他们就唱起一首名叫《柑橘与柠檬啊》的歌。在歌声中，敏感、柔弱的小托慢慢长大。 战争的轰然来临，改变了所有人的生活。小托本能地逃避战争的行为，却被别人以及他自己认为是懦弱的。为了逃避这种羞耻，为了逃避爱情的挫败，小托谎报了年龄，和查理一起应征入伍。在战火中，小托对世界和自己有了更新的认识，他渐渐褪去了柔弱和怯懦，懂得坚强、担当和关怀，内心越来越强大。 这部小说结构精巧，由时间和回忆组成，时钟嘀嗒，十点五分、十点四十分、接近十一点一刻……时间一分一秒流逝，小托在怀表旁守候着，等待着天明，等待着结局。 第二天，清晨差一分六点，读者终于随着小托的回忆，走回现实的当下，揭开故事的最终秘密……一夕回忆，水样春愁的童年陡然步入悲怆不休的少年。