In this richly detailed novel of a vanished time and way of life, Mrs. Turnbull unfolds the deeply moving story of young Jim Ryall, who loves his land and his family above all.Then two women enter Jim's life: his pretty bride Peggy, with whom one of his brothers falls in love, and the gentle Phoebe, who later cares for his children and quietly saints. Jim finds a happiness greater than he had dreamed of....