Recently returned from fin de siècle, Vienna, where she tragically lost the first great love of her life, Eleanor Burden settles her expected place in Boston society. Marries a suitable husband and waits for life to come to her. Eleanor’s story is not unlike that of other young women she grew up with in the 1890s Boston. Except for one difference: Eleanor believes herself to have advanced knowledge of every major historical event to come in her lifetime.

But soon Eleanor’s script of events begins to unravel and she must find the courage of her deepest conditions, discover the difference between predetermination and free will, find faith in her own sanity, and decide whether she will allow history to unfold come what may or use her extraordinary gifts to bend history and deliver the life she is meant to have.