Lucinda Jane is a beautiful, hand-finished doll who cannot wait to find a little girl to love. In fact, she can think of nothing else during her long journey from a German toy maker's workshop to a posh New York toy shop in 1872.

When Anna's father selects Lucinda Jane as his daughter's special Christmas gift that year, Lucinda Jane's dreams come true. She's instantly doted upon, becoming the favorite plaything while giving and receiving love long past Anna's childhood.

But eventually Lucinda Jane finds herself an orphaned toy and, when she is badly damaged in a tragic...