Grace, exuberance, and optimism are tested by the horrors of World War II as youthful Terenia with her family are forced to abandon their Polish estate and flee through Europe. Along the way they endure uncertainty, loss, and hope. They are helped--or hindered--by local peasants, the elite of nobility, royalty, and all echelons of the Church. Surrounded by global forces exposing the depths of inhumanity, each family member's strength and frailties are ruthlessly exposed. As they seek refuge amidst shifting battle lines and national boundaries, Terenia's personal journey leads her to womanhood...

"Pig-boy" Tad advances in position and encounters personal and momentous experiences as he enters manhood and during journeys with Jadwiga through the Commonwealth of Poland with Lithuania. Crowned King, not Queen, in 1384 at 11 years of age, Jadwiga's reign is marked with events which have endear her to the public for centuries. Recognition of her as a saint came in 1997 when supported by, once bishop of Krakow, Poland, Pope John Paul II.

"Pig-boy" Tad advances in position and encounters personal and momentous experiences as he enters manhood and journeys with Jadwiga through the Commonwealth of Poland with Lithuania. Crowned King, not Queen, in 1384 at 11 years of age, Jadwiga's reign is marked with events which has endeared her to the public for centuries. Recognition of her as a saint came in 1997 when supported by, once bishop of Krakow, Poland, Pope John Paul II.