Jack Byrne wakes up alone, injured and lost in the Northern wilderness with no memory of how he got there or who he is, and despite a dwindling food supply he must rally his strength or face the wolf that draws closer every night.
Kathleen Byrne, disguised as a boy, leaves Ireland for Canada on a "coffin ship" in hopes of reuniting with her family, but the hardships of the voyage are only the beginning, as she faces poverty, prejudice, and an old enemy in a new country.
