Molly's early life centers on a determination to become a somebody, somebody important, somebody people recognize. She achieves success, only to have a sudden accident end her career. After a difficult and prolonged recovery, a planned new future is shattered by unexpected events. Further plans end in futility. Fate takes over her guidance, and leads her to adventures and directions she could never have imagined, some of which she welcomes, some of which she struggles against, and all of which enable her to rediscover herself and develop a new life.