Andy Gabe hasn't had an easy life. She's hardly seen her adored father since her parents' divorce when she was ten, her half-brother preyed upon her, and her first true love has left town. But Andy has inherited her father's love of life as well as his wanderlust, and she isn't afraid to strike out on her own in search of happiness. Her search takes her from the early days of the Gay Liberation movement in Chicago to a Wisconsin farm commune, from homelessness on Boston's mean streets to a port in the Pacific Northwest. While she battles her demons and finds love and friendship, her father's other legacy hangs over her-a legacy that will force her to make a heartbreaking decision.