This book is the first in a series on the life of a girl who journeyed from her Indian village to find a missionary school and the teacher who shaped her life. Ruth finds herself in one predicament after another. Her intelligence and readiness to help in any situation play against her impulsiveness and lack of good judgement. Men play a big part when decisions need to be made after moving on her own. Seeking love and security, she instead endures heartbreak, worry and terror. Seeking God's purpose for her life, a second journey is undertaken with her mother-in-law Naomi that parallels the one chronicled in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.