"Young Bernadette Maguire is in for the journey of a lifetime when her junior year abroad takes her to Fribourg, Switzerland. Ripe for love and adventure, she is seduced by a handsome Swiss banker, but is horrified when she discovers she's pregnant. Protected and befriended by those who help to keep her secret for as long as possible, this moving rite-of-passage tale will warm the heart as a young woman struggles with an all-to-familiar dilemma. Yet after an expected death and the discovery of her pregnancy by a classmate, Bernie's life takes some turns that will take decades to resolve." --,Back cover.