Clara must drive the horse and wagon as fast as possible to escape the fighting near their home. Having left her home in Ireland to find a better life and then losing her parents to cholera, Clara once again sees her life possibly changing for the worse. She still isn't sure whether it is better to remain a Loyalist or become a Patriot. Barbara Nattress enjoys writing about the struggles experienced by the people who came from other countries to settle Canada. Her ancestors came to Upper Canada in the late 1700's and fought to keep that part of the country Loyalist. This is her third book about Loyalists and this time includes the Patriot struggles of 1837. Dreams in The Mist and Hannah's Search retell the hardships of Loyalists during the War of 1812.