Cammie Deveau began life with a few strikes against her. Shes visually impaired, abandoned by her mother at birth, her father was a casualty of the Second World Warand if all that isnt enough, shes being raised by her bootlegging aunt. No wonder she dreams of starting a brand new life. When Cammie learns about a school for blind and visually impaired children she becomes convinced a new life is waiting for her in Halifax, but how will she ever convince her aunt to let her go?