On an idyllic and quiet December morning, the Farrington family was thrown into chaos by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Their lives would never be the same. The Farringtons, wrapped in the fabric of World War II from its very beginning, saw the conflict through the eyes of a sailor in the Pacific war, a son flying bomber missions over Europe and a young man slogging his way through five major battles in Europe from Omaha Beach to Berlin. The anguish of the home folks never ceased for the Farringtons with constant worry about the boys they had in the American forces. The rigors of dealing with rationing and worry paled in comparison to the violence their family members endured. A generation would be defined by the war. Young boys went to war and, if they came back, returned as men. Experiences in training camps, new cities they passed through, and on the field of battle changed them from the naive youngsters they had been to the battle veterans they had become. Buckets of tears were shed, lives lost, relationships begun and ended, survival under the worst circumstances imaginable, and through it all the Farringtons coped with fortitude.

In her frantic flight to escape a misconception about her husband in 1910, Laurie Davis boards the eastbound train from Everett, Washington. She meets an elderly lady with whom she shares her life story of family tragedies, newspaper career and her insane jealousy. She realizes she has to return and is trapped by snow slides at Wellington on Stevens Pass. That terrible tragedy of the Wellington Disaster unfolds with Laurie in the midst of all the unbearable anguish train passengers and employees endured.

In 1871 Kathryn Amhurst traveled from New Hampshire to the Pacific Northwest to marry Aaron Collier, a man she had never met. A spinster at 22, she did not choose to continue her teaching career or seek a husband in the East. She thought a challenging life awaited her in Washington Territory's wilderness. It did, in many ways. She experienced birth, death, sickness, accidents, various relationships, and with great courage she survived every one of them. She also felt the blush of first love, but not for her husband.

One fateful night in 1910, in Washington's snowy Cascade Mountains, Laurie Davis's life takes an unexpected turn. As one of only eight passengers to survive the horrible Wellington railroad disaster that kills ninety-six people, she struggles to understand why her life is spared. But the wisdom and courage she gains from the tragedy helps her cope with the hurdles she encounters in the ten years following the crash.

Laurie's work as an editor's assistant at the "Everett Daily Herald" puts her in a position to vent her feelings about women's suffrage and prohibition. The birth of her son, her friend's encounter with spousal abuse, labor unrest and violence, World War I, influenza, and the usual bumps of everyday life tax the wisdom and courage she earned with her survival from the crash.

But through misfortune and loss, Laurie emerges victorious, a strong, dedicated woman whose newspaper career grows from an assistant position to an editor and publisher in her own right. "Beyond Wellington" is the story of one woman's valor, strength, and determination in her triumph over adversity.

After Hannah Jewell loses her husband and child during the War Between the States, she sets sail for a new life in the Pacific Northwest to care for her widowed brother's daughter. Aboard the "Lady Eagle" on the journey around Cape Horn, Hannah becomes enthralled with a tall Texan named Jake Buss who himself is headed to the Washington Territory. Jake makes no secret of his attraction for Hannah. But even though she is drawn to Jake, she still can't let go of the memory of her husband, John. With no firm knowledge of what happened to John, Hannah is caught between feeling like a widow and a wife. As she settles into her new life with her brother, Hannah's feelings for Jake continue to grow. But she cannot commit to him without knowing John's fate. Will she let go of caution and pursue her own happiness or will the past continue to haunt her?

After Hannah Jewell loses her husband and child during the War Between the States, she sets sail for a new life in the Pacific Northwest to care for her widowed brother's daughter. Aboard the "Lady Eagle" on the journey around Cape Horn, Hannah becomes enthralled with a tall Texan named Jake Buss who himself is headed to the Washington Territory. Jake makes no secret of his attraction for Hannah. But even though she is drawn to Jake, she still can't let go of the memory of her husband, John. With no firm knowledge of what happened to John, Hannah is caught between feeling like a widow and a wife. As she settles into her new life with her brother, Hannah's feelings for Jake continue to grow. But she cannot commit to him without knowing John's fate. Will she let go of caution and pursue her own happiness or will the past continue to haunt her?

On an idyllic and quiet December morning, the Farrington family was thrown into chaos by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Their lives would never be the same. The Farringtons, wrapped in the fabric of World War II from its very beginning, saw the conflict through the eyes of a sailor in the Pacific war, a son flying bomber missions over Europe and a young man slogging his way through five major battles in Europe from Omaha Beach to Berlin. The anguish of the home folks never ceased for the Farringtons with constant worry about the boys they had in the American forces. The rigors of dealing with rationing and worry paled in comparison to the violence their family members endured. A generation would be defined by the war. Young boys went to war and, if they came back, returned as men. Experiences in training camps, new cities they passed through, and on the field of battle changed them from the naive youngsters they had been to the battle veterans they had become. Buckets of tears were shed, lives lost, relationships begun and ended, survival under the worst circumstances imaginable, and through it all the Farringtons coped with fortitude.

One fateful night in 1910, in Washington's snowy Cascade Mountains, Laurie Davis's life takes an unexpected turn. As one of only eight passengers to survive the horrible Wellington railroad disaster that kills ninety-six people, she struggles to understand why her life is spared. But the wisdom and courage she gains from the tragedy helps her cope with the hurdles she encounters in the ten years following the crash.

Laurie's work as an editor's assistant at the "Everett Daily Herald" puts her in a position to vent her feelings about women's suffrage and prohibition. The birth of her son, her friend's encounter with spousal abuse, labor unrest and violence, World War I, influenza, and the usual bumps of everyday life tax the wisdom and courage she earned with her survival from the crash.

But through misfortune and loss, Laurie emerges victorious, a strong, dedicated woman whose newspaper career grows from an assistant position to an editor and publisher in her own right. "Beyond Wellington" is the story of one woman's valor, strength, and determination in her triumph over adversity.

In her frantic flight to escape a misconception about her husband in 1910, Laurie Davis boards the eastbound train from Everett, Washington. She meets an elderly lady with whom she shares her life story of family tragedies, newspaper career and her insane jealousy. She realizes she has to return and is trapped by snow slides at Wellington on Stevens Pass. That terrible tragedy of the Wellington Disaster unfolds with Laurie in the midst of all the unbearable anguish train passengers and employees endured.

In 1871 Kathryn Amhurst traveled from New Hampshire to the Pacific Northwest to marry Aaron Collier, a man she had never met. A spinster at 22, she did not choose to continue her teaching career or seek a husband in the East. She thought a challenging life awaited her in Washington Territory's wilderness. It did, in many ways. She experienced birth, death, sickness, accidents, various relationships, and with great courage she survived every one of them. She also felt the blush of first love, but not for her husband.