In 1894, May Purple became a widow on her second wedding anniversary at twenty-two years old. Her one-and-a-half year old son, Jasper (Jack), named after his paternal grandfather, was sleeping, and May was dozing in the rocking chair waiting for her husband to come home. She was six months pregnant with her second child - he would be named Frederich after his father whom he would never meet.
Author's summary: Story of May Purple's life.