When Whitley came back home to care for her ailing mother and recover from a messy divorce, she didn't realize the secrets that would come to light. Finding a journal written by Faith, the family legend who lived through the Civil War, forced Whitley to confront a disturbing truth: the mother she loves has been hiding things.With her brother Billy and a quiet drama teacher, Whitley begins making her way through the journal, delving into the past in search of a hidden fortune. But as she does, she slowly comes to realize that the legacy left by Faith is far more than the legend always claimed.