When Ann was fourteen, she awoke after a terrible explosion to find herself in a makeshift hospital in the waning months of the Civil War. Her house is no longer standing, her mother is dead and a young doctor has amputated her arm to save her life. Homeless and orphaned, Ann decides that her only option is to travel west. While following the Santa Fe Trail, she joins up with a troupe of orphaned children. Together, they fight the hardships of the wild frontier: abominable weather, savage Indians and starvation. In Kansas, she meets, and much to his chagrin, falls in love with Chalk. From the moment Chalk and Ann see each other, they know that their lives will be forever intertwined.
- ISBN13 9780812579208
- Publish Date 9 December 2001 (first published 1 December 2000)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 13 December 2008
- Publish Country US
- Imprint St Martin's Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 282
- Language English