pp 467 Paperback in very good condition; uncreased spine; very slight crease to back cover; clean but age toned pages; normal edgewearThis is the powerful story of an independent woman who refuses to abandon her search for love. For Morag Gunn, growing up in a small Canadian prairie town is a toughening process putting distance between herself and a world that wanted no part of her. But in time, the aloneness that had once been forced upon her becomes a precious right relinquished only in her overwhelming need for love. Again and again, Morag is forced to test her strength against the world and finally achieves the life she had determined would be hers.