]ulie Wallaee is just eighteen in 1934 when her father risks their life savings on a struggling newspaper and moves the family to a flood-prone Pennsylvania town. It is here a young woman's eonvictions take firm root. as Julie finds herself taking sides when battle lines are drawn between desperate steelworkers and themill owners who control their lives. And it is here where her heart and her loyalties are torn, divided between two special men. But when a devastating natural catastrophe becomes the ultimate test of courage and commitment, Julie's remarkable inner strength will come to the fore--a strength born of faith and love.