A posh, young woman, Stella Benton, moves after the death of her father from a cultured, city life to the uncouth world of logging in British Columbia, entirely dependent on the charity and goodwill of her brother, Charlie. Eventually, she decides to escape the drudgery of this new poor lifestyle for a loveless (on her side) marriage with the taciturn and slightly enigmatic Jack Fyfe. (Goodreads)