The year is 1888; Copper is a young widow with a baby trying to make a go of the ramshackle farm she received from her father in <i>Troublesome Creek.</i> Copper&apos;s life seems as dilapidated as the farm as she struggles to come to terms with her shattered world. Desperate to rekindle the easy faith she had as a child, she searches for peace and God&apos;s direction in the serenity of the Kentucky mountains. Further complicating her life is a budding romance with John Pelfrey, Copper&apos;s long ago sweetheart. Once sure she could never love again, Copper gives her heart to John only to face betrayal. A skilled midwife, Copper is challenged in many ways as she ministers to the women of eastern Kentucky. Always a believer, Copper still has much to learn as she grows in wisdom and in faith.