When Emily Oliphant married John Stratten, she thought it was the beginning of an exciting new<br/>adventure, imagining herself standing shoulder - to - shoulder with the most eligible farmer in the<br/>district, mucking in to build a thriving agricultural business. Three years later, however, Emily sees<br/>her marriage for what it is - a loveless tie to a callous man, her advice heeded only when it<br/>pertains to her husband's dinner.<br/>The last straw comes when John threatens to harm her new puppy, and Emily is forced to brave<br/>her husband's wrath, and her mother's glaring disapproval, and move out. With the<br/>encouragement of her new friend Barbara, Emily moves into an abandoned property, taking on<br/>the mammoth task of making the unloved house into a home. As she begins to work on the<br/>property, she discovers a new side of her father, meets some new friends and finds an inner<br/>strength she never knew she had.<br/>Emily's fragile confidence is soon tested, though, when the owners of the property make her a<br/>tempting offer. Will she risk everything and invest in the ramshackle house that has finally given<br/>her a sense of purpose? Or will Emily listen to the views of the community, and the voice of her<br/>mother, and go back to her sensible, but meaningless, life with John?