Many have heard of the urban legend about running around a church at midnight but may not know its name: Withershins, an ancient term that means 'contrary to the sun'. Some suggest you'll meet the devil. Others believe you'll be transported to the Netherworld. When Michelle attempts it, she experiences something completely different. She finds herself trapped in the mid-eighteen hundreds, at a prairie trading post known to Manitobans as Lower Fort Garry, just north of the capital city of Winnipeg. Michelle tries to survive without modern conveniences - no electricity, no central heating, no running water, no cell phones or internet. When a native shaman tells her she was chosen and why, Michelle isn't convinced. She faces illness, death, and bigotry, but eventually learns patience and even falls in love, as much as she tries to avoid it.