She must choose between the man she loves and the father of her child…

In the mid-nineteenth century, the daughter of an Irish settler family strays too far from home and disappears without a trace. She is never found again.

Caitlyn is sixteen when she joins a group of hippies and travels with them through the southern United States, their final destination being San Francisco. After six months, she returns home disillusioned and four months pregnant. Her daughter Julia is fifteen when her grandmother dies. When they clear out her belongings, they discover that the old woman has been keeping something from them all these years.
Why?

During her search for the truth, she meets anthropologist Steven McAlliser. After she tells him what she is looking for, he too becomes intrigued by the mystery and decides to help her. Despite their significant differences, they slowly grow closer. But then Julia’s father suddenly appears...

Past and present are intertwined until the pieces finally fall into place, and the connection between Caitlyn and the child who disappeared over a hundred years ago becomes clear..