The story is set in the early 40s in a coal mining town. A small boy grows up somewhat awkward and is befriended by adults who have somewhat selfish motives. A disaster takes place in a mining accident and Jeremy is lost. The small town of Stillcreek is shaken with a finding about Jeremy not previously known.

Gordon Sutherland is married with two children and lives in New Westminster, B. C. Canada. He successfully completed a 33 year career which included an international purchasing agent travelling North America and Asia. He then started a private company as a VIP driver and sightseeing tour guide. He has five grandchildren. He writes under the name - Scott Bradley.