An eighteen-year-old student, required to serve as a nurse for the Japanese military during the Battle of Okinawa, saves the life of a wounded Navy fighter pilot. Together, they fight for survival, and even love, as they work to avoid capture behind enemy lines. Decades later, Rome London arrives in Okinawa and finds herself in the middle of this tragic love story, set amidst the horrors of World War II. Teaming up with her parents, Rome sets out to find a spirit who doesn't want to be found on an island seventy miles long and seven miles wide.