Young schoolteacher Christy Huddleston questions her faith when her best friend dies of typhoid. Meanwhile, Dr. MacNeill struggles to save as many lives as he can from the disease which has overwhelmed their mountain community.
"In an age when women are expected to be seen but not heard, Dr. Michaela "Mike" Quinn is an independent spirit who forsakes her home in genteel Boston for the rough-and-tumble life of the frontier."--Boxed container.