During his leave from the war, Charles convinces his wife Catherine to help wounded soldiers recover from their injuries by transforming their home into a medical hospital. However, Catherine never thought she'd be carrying out this decision alone and a widow. She embarks on an emotional journey that leads her to struggle with reality when she begins to mistake a wounded soldier as her fallen husband.

Dr. McCleary arrives at the new medical hospital with enthusiastic confidence; he fully expects to ease the grim future of the soldiers with little hope to re-enter society as normal men. With the help of an artist, Dr. McCleary assists in creating an innovative facial mask that promises to begin the healing process. Will Catherine find a way to resurrect Charles? What will it cost her if she does?

The medical detail in this book was astonishing, and Ms. Shields did a fabulous job of painting a picture of the anguish soldiers must have been feeling during that time, however I had a hard time liking the unstable heroine.