Annie is a Murphy' a young woman about to be married.
Her marriage will be arranged by her father' It's the first huge big event for the Murphy family.
Celebrated by the two families ' relations and friends.
After the match making' ceremony and celebrations have ended. Annie moves in with her new in-laws.
With no heir's to the farm arriving' they begin to pour scorn on Annie.
But Annie and her mother Kate hatch a master plan:
Annie get a little boy; the answer to all her prayers. Even though he is a hard child to rear.
Annie sees it as her God given duty to help those in need.
In the process' both she and he go through 12 years of turbulence: Up's and downs' followed by...?
Read the book.. Meet and see some of the people in their lives.