Marauding lions threatening the safety of early settlers in Rhodesia travelling by ox wagon were the order of the day.
Emma Bartlett, a young, petulant lady of aristocratic birth, followed Harold Watson, second son of the Earl of Adiston, whom she loved, when he left England to settle in Rhodesia.
Emma had to face hardship and trauma, but she was destined to become a formidable woman of strong character setting an example to the generations who followed.