In 1921 Texas, Elsa Wolcott is deemed too old to marry?until a desperate choice leads her to wed Rafe Martinelli and escape her bleak future.
By 1934, the Great Depression and relentless drought have shattered their farm and marriage. As dust storms rage and survival grows uncertain, Elsa faces an impossible choice: stay and fight for the life she?s known or risk everything for a new future in California.