Journey of Stones

"Gwynn Thomas was born in the village of Bryn, in Wales. She now lives with her family in Mountain Ash, Kentucky. The year is 1878. Her sister-in-law, Meg, is having a breakdown after the death of her baby. Gwynn decides to go to California to search for Meg's father who left many years before. She needs an escort to take her over the High Sierras. A cowboy named Joe Elliott agrees to go west with her, beginning a journey that will change her life in ways she had never imagined."--Back cover.