Widowed in middle age, Fanny McBride survives with her good sense and great spirits intact. No longer able to seek the protection of her husband, she now faces all of life's challenges alone.

But Fanny finds there are tragedies beyond losing her mate, and when her children are threatened she discovers resources of courage and energy she never knew existed.

"A compassionate testament to the strength of the human spirit...a story hard to put down and impossible to forget." (The Commonwealth Insider)