[close] During the late seventeen hundreds, Tessa O'Donnells' husband is attacked and killed by thieves as he returns home drunk from the local pub in the Irish village.
Tessa, secretly glad to be rid of her abusive husband, sorts through his meager belongings after the funeral and finds a small concealed box.
Tessa is amazed to find cash and a one way ticket to America inside the locked box.
Furious, she realizes that her husband had plans to leave her and sail alone on the ship bound for America.
Although frightened to leave familiar surroundings, she bravely uses the ticket to go to America to find a better life for herself.
Upon her arrival in the new country, a twist of fate and a conversation with a ghost draws Tessa deep into a daring adventure.
The lonely widow attempts to unravel a series of confusing and puzzling clues searing for a hidden legacy, unable to decide if the discovery will bring her happiness or only more heartbreak.
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