A sequel to The Long Journey Home, which introduced Henry and Agnes Morton in their quest for survival in the post-civil war prairies of middle America, The Joanna Catherine Scott award winning Whispers Through the House follows events eight years later, 1875. In this novel, Agnes sister, Lucette, must find her own way as Lucy Dubois, a recent widow with four young children. Dependency upon Noel Dubois, her brother-in-law,who offers her refuge in an old farm house which "whispers" its past memories, becomes increasingly difficult. She is forced to make choices separating her from the homestead so long a vital part of her life and from the one man she could love. A shocking surprise turns her life around toward a most unusual career for a woman in the 1870s.