After her mother’s death, librarian Margaret finds a stamp album that records her mother’s 600-kilometer escape from domestic abuse while carrying three-year-old Margaret. She retraces the route and publishes *The Runaway Stamps*. When her father sues for defamation, diaries, hospital records, and forensic evidence prove the story true. The case is dismissed, the book inspires other survivors, and memorial plaques honor her mother’s journey.
