"When Margaret Knox befriends the Highland girl Islay McInnes who is struggling to make a living amongst the Lowlanders in the Paisley weaving trade, she unknowingly sets in motion a train of events that are to change their lives. This is another of Evelyn Hood's stories about the people of Paisley, which combines the problems of rural society with romance and love. Evelyn Hood is also the author of ""A Stranger to the Town"", ""The Silken Thread"" and ""Fortune's Way"". "