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How far would you go to bring home the one you love? This is the question posed in this contemporary love story that takes you from the streets of East London to the plains of Afghanistan. Poppy Day is a twenty one year old hairdresser, devoted to her husband Martin and blessed with a sunny disposition. Martin is the one constant in her life, her protector and best friend since they were six, making an often difficult childhood easier to bear. Martin and Poppy are an 'ordinary' couple who find themselves in an extraordinary situation. Having joined the British Army in search of a better life for them both, their world is ripped apart when Martin is taken hostage while on his first tour in Afghanistan. Battling against army culture and procedure, Poppy decides to try and bring her "Mart" home herself. Fuelled by naivety, she feels that nothing is impossible when doing it for the man she loves. Her journey sees her paying a very high price and incurs some heartbreaking consequences... 'Poppy Day' gives an insight into life beneath the uniform, a peek at what it's like to be the one left at home, ticking off the days until your loved one returns and what happens when there is a knock on the door that every forces wife, husband, mother, father or lover dreads... All proceeds from the sale of Poppy Day go directly to The Royal British Legion to help fund the charity's Battle Back Centre for injured Service personnel.