In the Tonto National Forest near Phoenix, Az, a small plane crashes and leaves a seventeen-year-old girl homeless. Although she survives the crash, her mental state is severely strained as she has suffered abuse at the hands of her adopted parents. Her grandparents refuse to accept her into their lives, and she is to become a ward of the state unless her biological mother can be found. She expresses a desire to the lawyer of her parents' estate that he locate this woman. In Pinehurst, N.C. Jeri McKenna receives a Special Delivery letter notifying her of the crash and the young girl's wish. It is a frighening disclosure for Jeri who has never revealed the truth to her new family. After much soul-searching, she responds to the girl's plea, and Jeri leaves for Phoenix where a battle of emotions is played out between the two before their return to Pinehurst where they hope to come to terms with the past, Jeri's rape, and Liz's abuse.
In 1907, Ilsa-Marie is born to teenage parents, Gerda Lundberg and Ferdinand Pedersson. Without a thought to their responsibility, they leave their baby in Sweden with grandparents and emigrate to America. Upon the death of the grandparents in 1917, they finally take their daughter to America. Personalities clash as Ilsa-Marie is instructed to become Americanized immediately. Her life is planned by Gerda on the day she arrives. Gerda's jealousy over her beautiful daughter who wins her father's affection, and becomes well-known as a department store's 'girl next door,' drives Gerda to become involved in a daring escapade with her friend, Carlotta Stone. It takes Gerda and Ferdinand to Cuba where their involvement in a drug smuggling operation dramatically alters the lives of all involved.
In the Tonto National Forest near Phoenix, Az, a small plane crashes and leaves a seventeen-year-old girl homeless. Although she survives the crash, her mental state is severely strained as she has suffered abuse at the hands of her adopted parents. Her grandparents refuse to accept her into their lives, and she is to become a ward of the state unless her biological mother can be found. She expresses a desire to the lawyer of her parents' estate that he locate this woman. In Pinehurst, N.C. Jeri McKenna receives a Special Delivery letter notifying her of the crash and the young girl's wish. It is a frighening disclosure for Jeri who has never revealed the truth to her new family. After much soul-searching, she responds to the girl's plea, and Jeri leaves for Phoenix where a battle of emotions is played out between the two before their return to Pinehurst where they hope to come to terms with the past, Jeri's rape, and Liz's abuse.
In 1907, Ilsa-Marie is born to teenage parents, Gerda Lundberg and Ferdinand Pedersson. Without a thought to their responsibility, they leave their baby in Sweden with grandparents and emigrate to America. Upon the death of the grandparents in 1917, they finally take their daughter to America. Personalities clash as Ilsa-Marie is instructed to become Americanized immediately. Her life is planned by Gerda on the day she arrives. Gerda's jealousy over her beautiful daughter who wins her father's affection, and becomes well-known as a department store's 'girl next door,' drives Gerda to become involved in a daring escapade with her friend, Carlotta Stone. It takes Gerda and Ferdinand to Cuba where their involvement in a drug smuggling operation dramatically alters the lives of all involved.
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