After the hard winter of 1888 ended Alby Boyle's work as a Nebraska ranch hand, he returned to New York City in search of his long-lost family. His mother and brothers are nowhere to be found, however, and after Alby's years of absence, Five Corners no longer feels like home. His prospects seem as dim as the nighttime alleys.When Alby pauses to admire an angel ornament in a department store window's Christmas display, he meets Xeno Varnham-Summerfield...