Fern Weaver doesn't set out to become a liar, but it happens. When her dear sister Joyce is shunned, Fern can't abide the separation. What would it hurt to sneak off to see her? But one time turns into two, and into three, and into four... When her sister's Englisch brother-in-law shows interest in her, Fern is caught off-guard and fears she's made a terrible mistake.