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This is the story of Francis Andrews, a young man whose betrayal of his fellow smugglers has left a man dead. Fearing vengeance, he flees and takes refuge in the house of a young, isolated woman who persuades him to give evidence against his accomplices in court. But neither she nor Andrews is aware that to both criminals and authority, treachery is as great a crime as smuggling.

This multi-generational novel presents three women whose paths cross at the Lindell Retirement Home. Constance Maynard, fierce, independent, and proud, reflects on her long life promoting women's rights through her career as a professor of history. Eunice Fitch, the perfect caregiver, is often unlucky in love, yet even in middle age refuses to give up searching for the perfect man. Sam Clark is a young aide with a passion for poetry and small beautiful things, but at war with her own large, ungainly physique.

Alfreda Hitchthorn lives in a forest away from the city, tending to her home and well-being with minimal help from the outside world. A natural witch, Alfreda's magic just happens; however, as she attempts to lead a normal life with a family, marriage, and love, she's left scorned and defeated. To avoid being a lonely victim of circumstance, Alfreda throws herself into her life’s work: Writing a novel about a young girl named Morna Stabes - who's not only the main character in the book but also a slave to Alfreda's words.

Chris wants to leave Manhattan - walk away from his job and the apartment he and Elyse once shared. He dreams of moving to New Hampshire, where he feels he just might have a chance of finding peace. But, in his grieving mind, breaking away from those memories would be the same as abandoning Elyse - an unforgivable act of betrayal he could never live with. Then, on the fourth anniversary of Elyse's death, Chris makes two shocking discoveries, and a part of him begins to believe that she would want him to go on with his life.