a Scandal and Legacy

It is 1836 in Suffolk, England. Eighteen-year-old blacksmith Silas Turneris an idealist who is passionate about injustice, the desperate situation ofworkers in rural East Anglia, and his family's acceptance of their station inlife. Silas dreams of seeking a new life in America, and one day returningwith land and money to claim his sweetheart's hand. But he has no ideathat fate is about to intervene and change everything.Soon, two unrelated events transform Silas into a fugitive, forcing himto hurriedly escape to America to avoid possible exportation-or worse.Years later, still considered a fugitive, Silas eventually heads west withthe pioneers to fulfill his long-held dream of claiming land. Will he besuccessful? In 2013, his descendent, Sy Turner, is about to find out whenhe travels to East Anglia to see the places he has read about in his forbear'sjournals. As he uncovers the surprising truth of his ancestor's early life inEngland, Sy meets the woman who will help him close the circle on hisunfinished ancestral story.In a tale of love, loss, friendship, and betrayal, a scandal prompts a youngblacksmith to emigrate from Suffolk to America to seek a new life as apioneer in the uncharted west.