A blend of fact and fiction based on thorough research of the Colonial period of British Columbia. Told through the letters and memoirs of two delightful women, one based on a real person who came to the colony with as a young bride in 1849, the other a fictional young girl who saw the social side of colonial life as a pupil of the Fort School and later as a young lady in love with a Royal Navy officer. Reviews called it both entertaining and convincing. Illustrated. A reliable history, an entertaining and amusing story.