Sam Johnstone is a pretty, talented Irish-Canadian girl who has been troubled by her name since the day she started kindergarten. As often as she asked her grandmother why her mother named her Sam, she never got a satisfactory answer. In fact, her grandmother didn’t know. It remained a secret that died with Sam's mother.Her friend and confidant, David, protects her from taunting because of her name and her red hair. He wonders if they will get married one day.Sam falls in love, but her name and the things she learns in a secret letter, prevent her from accepting a marriage proposal. Will Sam ever be free of the encumbrance of her name?Will the name be a millstone around her neck forever?