Mary had two parents that loved her and a home that made her happy. Life was simple until she learned she was not the natural born daughter of her mother and father. Mary embarks on a spiritual and emotional journey to discover where she comes from. She grows into a new perspective of the world. Set in the 1960's, Mary's journey to self-awareness and a relationship with her true family evokes the complexity of social as well as personal identity. From a native American drum circle to the mountains of North Georgia the nation struggles to define what skin color means. Mary's odyssey takes the reader through a multitude of defining moments that are not only relatable but also relevant to today's struggles.