Opening in late nineteenth century Ireland and moving to Kentucky and finally to the high plains of Montana, tells the extraordinary tale of Rose Mannion and her descendants. Over a period of more than one hundred years, Rose's legacy of love and betrayal is passed down from generation to generation until it meets the promise of reconciliation in Rayona, the indomitable part Black, part Native American teenage girl at the center of is truly a tour de force, a powerful, rich tale about the energy and persistence of love.