Mary Clark McKenzie, newly wed and filled with hope, comes to
South Africa with her young husband to seek their fortune. Almost
at once he abandons her. Penniless, alone, and pregnant, she is
thrust into the chaos of greed and sin that envelops the gold
fields of Transvaal following the Boer War. Against her will, she
finds herself drawn to the handsome and charismatic local
magistrate, Colin Reed, who has shown her unusual kindness. Then
into the African darkness comes an American missionary couple,
Daniel and Emma Bryant. They bring the light of the Lord to the
beleaguered mine workers-and promise of a new beginning for
Mary.