Virtually nothing is known about Sarah Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's older
sister. This novel follows the few known facts of the Lincoln family's
early life, starting with the Lincolns' move from Kentucky to Indiana
when Sarah was nine through their years living in a log cabin, the death
of Sarah and Abe's mother when Sarah was eleven and Sarah's new
responsibilities as woman of the cabin, culminate with the arrival of a
stepmother a year later. The details of Sarah's character have been
invented, but this novel provides real insight into Abraham Lincoln's
childhood, as well as the role of women on the frontier.