The Oregon Territory, April 1851: Rebecca Tenney has been a widow for a year and a half, longer even than the length of her marriage. Though she made it across the arduous trek of the Oregon Trail with her family, now that her brother is getting married and Rebecca is stuck at home with her parents she is feeling more trapped than ever.
When a friend and neighbor suggests a change, Rebecca jumps at the chance only to find herself stuck in a totally different way.