Excerpt:

"During a pedestrian trip last summer, through one or two of the river counties of New York, I found myself, as the day declined, somewhat embarrassed about the road I was pursuing. The land undulated very remarkably; and my path, for the last hour, had wound about and about so confusedly, in its effort to keep in the valleys, that I no longer knew in what direction lay the sweet village of B——, where I had determined

A Selfless Life is set in the small town of Minser just outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We are introduced to Isabelle Grant (Belle), our female lead, who was hired as the human resources director at one of the local fire departments in Minser.

Many unfortunate events have taken place in her life thus far, most of which were out of her control. She is faced with tragedy, heartbreak, and deception and learns of secrets held by family