In December of 1967, a woman left Maine to visit California. She sent one letter to her family telling them of her adventures and then was never heard from again. The goal of this book is to tell you who this woman was and why she mattered. This story takes place over fifty years and tells of the struggle of her family as they searched to find out what happened to her and the answers they finally found. There is mystery, desperation, and the brutal truth of what the world can offer.