Mary Randolph faces the challenges of growing up in rural southeast Missouri in the 40's and 50's. As she learns the hard lessons that develop her character and her future, she is stalked by creatures and beings who would end the pursuit of that future. Her secret advantage is exploited and honed as her fearlessness grows and her road is revealed. Three books in one tell the stories of her development. "Quilt Pieces" - The responsible and logical 9 year old deals with evil and parental disbelief. "Ruby and the YellowRose" - Adolescence and Jim Crow crash through the doors of her daily joyous routine and naivety. "Mary's Road" - Mary, on the verge of adulthood, goes on a journey with her ex-spy uncle, fraught with peril and wonderment, into the heart of international turmoil, revolution and misunderstanding.