This book preserves the letters and notebook of Helen Nicol Nisbet (1778-1856), born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. She married James Nisbet in 1796 and lived much of her life on St. Mary's Isle near Kirkcudbright where she raised her 13 children. She led a life of trial and turmoil but took great comfort in her firm religious beliefs. When she died at age 77, she had outlived seven of her children. Helen's letters and notebook paint a graphic picture of...