A RATION BOOK CHRISTMAS KISS. After the girls' school gets bombed out in December of 1942, Michael Brogan and his friends are forced to share classes with the young ladies of Stepney Green. And when Michael meets Jane in one of those lessons, he knows it's the best thing that has ever happened to him. Unsure of Jane's feelings, Michael decides to ask her to his church Christmas dance. But Jane's father has other ideas - and so does the Luftwaffe... A RATION BOOK CHRISTMAS BROADCAST. December, 1944. At the BBC, Grace Meredith is in trouble. She needs to find a family to interview for a Christmas programme, pronto. So when she remembers her old friend Francesca Brogan has married into a large East End family, her sense of relief is palpable. Then things take an unexpected twist when she meets Francesca's brother, Giovanni Fabrino. With the Christmas Eve deadline rapidly approaching, now would not be the best time to fall in love!