Sadie Cooper's life alters dramatically with the untimely death of her husband and two sons. Desperate to move on, she accepts the job of housekeeper to wealthy American businessman Jack O'Neil. When O'Neil's wife leaves the family, abandoning their spoilt daughter Judith, Jack decides to move to Ireland to run a farm bequeathed by an uncle, taking Judith and Sadie with him. Dramatic events unfold, revealing Jack's generosity of spirit in his unquestionable love for his wayward daughter, as he is taken for granted and deceived by those close to him. Sadie's emotional tale of love and betrayal, trust and dishonesty is an engaging page-turner, right to the end