In the brooding north country hills a man and a woman fought for the passion they felt for each other that the world branded a disgrace. . .Agnes Thorman - the proud but forlorn mistress of a once-grand estate whose society forbade her the man who was her equal in all but name. . .Robert Bradley - a gifted craftsman as visionary and challenging as the dawning new age. He had yet to seize his dream which could destroy the woman he loved. . .And Milicent Thorman - the strange wise girl-child fated to play a part in the lovers' unfolding destiny. . .