Genevieve Aubuchon is an Abenaki girl who nurses wounded soldiers at Hotel-Dieu in Quebec, New France in 1759. She writes about the events in her diary, including the British taking of Quebec city and her brother and his friend joining the French army to fight. Both are wounded after a battle, with Etienne dying of his wounds. A wounded British lieutenant, Andrew Doig, comes to recover at Mme Claire's home where Genevieve lives. Genevieve and the lieutenant become friends, and after adjusting to the changes in New France, Genevieve later marries the British soldier.