Beyond the River

The rugged saga of the Christie family moves forward a generation. John, the stubborn patriarch (whose early story is recounted in Forsaken) has settled on the Rideau River, still taking on life's challenges his own way. But Luther, his headstrong son, has different ideas. And as the tiny farm settlement prepares for the advent of the new canal, clashes between father and son escalate like the newly-engineered locks. At the same time Luther's plans to marry Rebecca are thrown into turmoil by her infidelity and he contemplates turning his back on the Rideau settlement for a new beginning beyond the river.