In the spring of 1910, 17-year-old Iris Baxter couldn't imagine when she stepped off the train in Oakdale how her life is about to change. After settling into her new home, she is excited to accept an invitation to the home of her new friend, Nora, where her curious attraction to a portrait of a handsome young man leads to an awkward, yet exhilarating, encounter. She falls in love, but when her dreams for her future are unexpectedly altered, she finds a strength within herself that grows, shapes her life, and shapes the lives of her friends and family. With an unwavering faith in God, Iris survives the tumultuous early years of her womanhood, and finds an unexpected solution to a bittersweet dilemma.