Samantha Eline Parkington is a young orphan from 1904 who was sent to live with her wealthy grandmother. Her grandmother raised Samantha to become a proper and elegant, and quiet, young woman. As a child, Sam was a free spirit who dreamed of climbing trees and racing horses, but over the years she has been broken down into a woman who speaks few words and is obedient. When Samantha turns 17, her grandmother seems to have already have Sam's life planned out for her, including her future husband! Will Samantha allow her grandmother to choose her for her and marry a man she has never met before? Or will she break from the rules and run away from this life to the paradise she used to dream of? Read chapter one of TBAPYL to find out!
