Few women have gone to war more defiantly and courageously than Scotswoman Ellen Sinclair. After fleeing her cruel mother, a neurotic, self-proclaimed invalid and her strange cousin, she scandalously disregards her father and follows her heart in love. The injustice of local witch trials have left a dark shadow and the tragic demise of her stern but loving nurse, Jenny, have made her determined to follow her own path. Witnessing the loveless marriage...