Ahoy there mateys! This was the last book of the Red Abbey Chronicles.  This follows Maresi (the main character from the first book) as she returns to her home village to open her school and improve the lives of its residents.  The problem is that life is too hard in Rovas and change harder still.  Maresi becomes extremely discouraged even as she begins to fall in love.  Her education makes her feel like an outsider.  I felt like this village and its belief systems and way of life could have been real.  I also thought how the family handles Maresi's return was also very real and emotionally engrossing.  This book was written in the form of letters sent back to the Abbey.  I loved it and thought it was a great ending to this lesser known series.  Arrr!