Eighteen-year-old Melinda Ashley never wanted to go to Mars. She had her life all planned out--marry Ross, become a teacher, and inherit the beloved family home. But when her estranged father convinces her to take a trip with him to the remote colony on Mars, she finds herself tempted to leave her comfortable existence on Earth behind. Mars proves to be quite different than she had imagined and when she meets Alex Preston, a second generation Martian colonist, she finds herself on a surprising new path.

This timeless novel of a young woman's journey between two worlds has stirred readers' imaginations for generations.