The death of Abraham Wharf -- An unexpected visit -- Greyling -- Tammy Younger's toothache -- Strange sightings -- Stanwood reformed -- The lost girls -- Oliver Younger's heart -- Departure -- Cornelius -- His own man -- Easter and Ruth -- A last wish.
Summary
Endeavoring to build a life for herself in a dying early nineteenth-century New England town, Judy Rhines struggles with feelings of profound loneliness and impacts the lives of others, including Black Ruth, a freed slave.