This memoir relates the journey of a young English girl from the deprivation and uncertainty of World War II to her marriage to a fellow teacher and their subsequent emigration in search of a better life. Kathy seems to find endless opportunities to simply "make the best" of whatever experiences confront her and her immigrant family as they make their home on the Canadian prairies. After the loss of her husband at age 54, she set out on a grander adventure, meeting tests of faith and finding renewal among friends of uncommon conviction.