Seven Springs

Nothing in the Prescotts' eastern, merchant-class lives could prepare them for the sacrifice and hardship of the Alberta frontier.

Charles Prescott is the general manager of the prestigious Danbury Hotel and fully expects to inherit it upon Mr. Danbury’s death. But an unforeseen disinheritance forces him to consider alternate means of maintaining his livelihood—and the social comforts expected by his wife, Abigail, and their daughter.

Blinded by impending poverty, Charles is lured by the promise of prosperity in the booming towns along the western rail lines. As ambition takes hold, he makes a risky decision, driven by pride and desperation.

Abigail, drawn to the romantic ideal of nature, is unprepared for the brutal realities of settler life. But a chance encounter with an influential investor may shift the track of their lives forever.

Set against the backdrop of turn-of-the-century Alberta, Seven Springs is a layered story of risk, resilience, and reinvention on the Canadian frontier.