Unflinching story of a pioneer family in a desolate part of Texas west of the Pecos, particularly the story of Skitchy, bold passionate daughter of the family's second generation. Hers is a story of life and love, identity and survival, during the desperate years when the Great Depression, severe drought and relentless dust storms wracked the land. At the same time it is the inspiring larger story of the shared experience of the human spirit.