Narcissa

The incredible true story of Narcissa Prentiss, a young schoolteacher who traveled over 2,000 miles of perilous wilderness to live among the Indigenous people of the Northwest Pacific and became known to Americans as one of the 'First Women of the West.' In early-nineteenth century America a woman had few choices - marriage or teaching were among the few. Narcissa Prentiss rejected the former and settles for the latter but dreams of carrying her faith into the wild unchartered Pacific Northwest to serve the Indigenous people. But in 1830's America a woman's dreams are not her own to chase. Single women cannot go. So Narcissa makes the most daring bargain of her life: a swift, convenient marriage to a handsome but stoic doctor she barely knows - a man whose cold demeanor masks an unexpected allure. Together they will cross the entire American continent, venturing into a wilderness as beautiful as it is brutal. But the world tests dreams forged in faith. Accompanying the newly weds on their journey is the man whose marriage proposal she rejected. Now a vengeful, fire and brimstone preacher. The journey is one of hardship, courage and faith, but the life awaiting Narcissa on the other side of the continent is nothing like she imagined, and everything she is about to face will demand more of her than she ever thought she could give. This is a story of adventure, romance and the heartbreaking price of following your dreams to the ends of the earth.