When her husband leaves, Marion Forester is forced to raise her three daughters by herself. She never reveals the reasons for her husband's abandonment of his family.Emily, the eldest, marries a missionary pilot and finds herself adjusting to the difficulties of living and raising her daughter Shannon in a Kenyan village.When impulsive Deborah marries Johan Lootevik and finds herself sharing the duties of running a hunting lodge in Alaska wilds, she panics.Youngest daughter Victoria spent her growing years fighting depression. After marrying Don Sutton, she settles into a quiet country life that isn't always uncomplicated.With the death of their mother comes the revelation of their father's secret, and now all three sisters find themselves on different paths, struggling with truth, and forgiveness