Prudence Lynch's beloved grandmother trained her in midwifery and in folk medicine. Always ostracized because they were different-until someone needed their help-they lived in poverty at the edge of a tiny Virginia village where rumors plagued them. After Granny's death, Prudence leaves for Richmond. There, Prudence is fortunate to be chosen to accompany Lydia Harrison to Tarnation, Texas. She believes she's left trouble and gossip behind to establish...