Two years after arriving in England in 1886, to discover that she had inherited the hereditary title of Contess, twenty year old Australian fram girl Mary Evans has adjusted, in her own way, with the authority, wealth and privileges bestowed on her. Mary has a passion to help those less fortunate than herself, and uses her position to improve the lives of many people she meets.

Robin Bell is a retired teacher who lives on and manages the family dairy farm in Victoria, Australia, purchased by her grandfather in 1910.