Norway, 1876. Sixteen-year-old Elle Hansen feels her life has ended. Elle is aghast when her parents betroth her to a stranger. Not only is this old man twenty years her senior, he plans to take her from her family. When she learns they will homestead in the Dakota Territory, all joy crumbles from the traumatized girl's young heart. Leaving the fjords for the prairie, Elle experiences new fears and wonders every day. Her determination...