Marilla Reed had everything she could want growing up. She knew that life held only the best for her.
Then, one tragic day, her father is brought home unconscious. Suddenly, Marilla finds her life changed dramaticallyand not for the better! Plunged into poverty, forced to move to a tumbledown cottage on the poor side of town, Marilla and her family must learn a new way of life and a new way of survival.
But who will protect Marilla from her dangerous new neighbors? Has she lost all hope of finding happinessand the loveshe longs for?