New-found faith and true love bring happiness to a frustrated and complex life.

It's always happy news when a new book by Ruth Livingston Hill is published. The thousands of people to whom Miss Hill's novels bring joy and sunshine should be especially pleased with this one.

It is the story of young Dave Truscott, who lives uneasily with his elderly and bitter family. Then he falls in love with rich, glamorous Darla. He is enchanted with this mysterious lady and especially by the unusual ruby earrings she wears, earrings cut in the shape of tiny swords.

It is when tragedy strikes, however, that Dave meets the young lady who is destined to introduce him to real happiness. At the hospital with her paralyzed younger brother, pretty Anne Wren consoles Dave when a stroke cripples his father.

Slowly, as if awakened from a bad dream, Dave learns the secret which has kept Anne going through her years of sorrow - the blessings of a living religion. With the help of Anne's loving, steady nature, Dave restores peace and order to the troubled Truscott household and finds contentment himself. A thrilling climax comes when the identity of the beautiful Darla is uncovered.

An inspiring story for people of all ages struggling to find meaning in their lives.

(From the Grosset & Dunlap hardcover edition.)