For the Colleys of southeastern Missouri the War between the States is aplague that threatens devastation despite the familys avowed neutrality. Foreighteenyear... » 

For the Colleys of southeastern Missouri the War between the States is aplague that threatens devastation despite the familys avowed neutrality. Foreighteenyearold Adair Colley it is a nightmare that tears apart her familyand forces her and her sisters to flee. The treachery of a fellow travelerhowever brings about her arrest and she is caged with the criminal andderanged in a filthy womens prison. But young Adair finds that love canlive even in a place of horror and despair. Her interrogator a Union majorfalls in love with her and vows to return for her when the fighting is over.Before he leaves for battle he bestows upon her a precious gift freedom. Now an escaped enemy woman Adair must make her harrowing way south buoyed bya promise . . . seeking a home and a family that may be nothing more than amemory. «