Deborah is a woman who is coming of age at the turn of the twentieth century. She expects that the day of her high school graduation will mark the end of her life, that she will be expected to live a life of civil, stoic, quiet, sadness as a woman of this period. But nothing could be further from her expectations. This book follows her through courtship, marriage, war, widowhood, and the discovery of her own voice. A deep romance develops in her later years that demonstrates how far she's come as a woman and as a friend. During the span of her life, she develops her convictions and strength of character.