Emily Dennistoun lives alone with her elderly tyrannical father at Borriston Hall on the Scottish coast.  She has few friends and lives through her writing. Then she meets Francis, and despite vicissitudes of fortune, despite uncertainties, loneliness and unhappiness, Emily holds steadfast to a love she knows is true. 
    Originally entitled Truth is the Strong Thing the theme of truth and honour pervade this rich multi-layered novel. Written at the beginning of
D. E. Stevenson’s career in the 1920s, it has never before been published.