A Christian Herald Family Bookshelf edition.

Janet Oke's heroines settle the west as a missionary, an entrepreneur and a surrogate mother for orphaned siblings.

Beloved, best-selling author's story of a young woman who must find face a scary and confusing world far from the wilderness she loves.

Well-known and loved storyteller Janet Oke presents a beautifully told tale in her best tradition. With both anticipation and anxiety, Donnigan, a man surviving on the Western frontier alone, and Kathleen, a young girl thousands of miles away with limited prospects of finding a husband and stirrings of adventure in her heart, are at last united to begin their lives together.

Damaris has escaped her father's drunken abuse, but can't seem to escape her loneliness. Is her biblical name hold the key to her future?