A single mother embittered by an abusive marriage. An adventurous 14-year old son and the 10-year old daughter who adores him. A boarder in the house, a war refugee with a murky past. It's the summer of 1948, hot, and Polio stalks the children, taking them one by one. When it strikes the son, she wonders if he will be in an iron lung the rest of life? And when redemption comes, it arrives from a most unexpected source. Winner of the Midwest Independent Publishers Association award for General Fiction Winner of Best in Genre from the Library Journal "Tatlock continues to weave 20th-century history into absorbing, finely crafted literary tales." - Library Journal "Tatlock continues to weave 20th-century history into absorbing, finely crafted literary tales with issues of spirituality springing naturally from the text. For all collections and readers who enjoy realistic and hopeful family dramas." -- Library Journal Foreign editions in the following languages: Danish, Norwegian, Dutch Written for the General Market (G) (I) Contains little or no; sexual dialogue or situations, violence, or strong language. May also contain some content of an inspirational/religious nature.