A posh, young woman, Stella Benton, moves after the death of her father from a cultured, city life to the uncouth world of logging in British Columbia, entirely dependent on the charity and goodwill of her brother, Charlie. Eventually, she decides to escape the drudgery of this new poor lifestyle for a loveless (on her side) marriage with the taciturn and slightly enigmatic Jack Fyfe. (Goodreads)
Bertrand William Sinclair (1881–1972) was a Canadian novelist known for a series of westerns set in the United States, and also for a series of novels set in his home province of British Columbia. In writing about the outdoors, Sinclair was influenced in his portrayals by Jack London. In his works treating social causes, he was influenced by Upton Sinclair, who may have been a cousin. Over the years 1905-40 Sinclair wrote over 60 stories and 11 "novelettes".