Seeking refuge from her mysterious past, the beautiful Mrs. Dorval arrives in a small British Columbia town at the confluence of the Fraser and Thompson Rivers. As Frankie Burnaby, the young schoolgirl Mrs. Dorval befriends, pieces together Hetty s story, she begins to realize that her enigmatic idol is also a treacherous opponent. "Hetty Dorval," Wilson s first novel, is a wise and expertly crafted tale of innocence and experience. "From the Paperback edition.