Publisher's Synopsis
A story of the rivalry between two mill-owning familes in which the main character, Sarah, rises out of poverty and becomes a force to be reckoned with. Her journey is hard with many a heartache, the deaths of two husbands and the burgeoning homosexuality of her only son - which results in blackmail. But Sarah is a formidable woman and overcomes every obstacle with the tenacity of one who will never be beaten.
