In the midst of the Great Depression while many people are suffering from extreme poverty; one couple decides to rob a bank to dismiss their money problems. An unexpected baby complicates their plans - until they decide to give her away. Martha spends six years in an orphanage, then is adopted into a farm family. As she ages her naivete lures her onto a dangerous road with a sociopath and a child who cannot bond. Her bravery and determination take her though unimaginable tragedies and roadblocks until she can eventually find release from struggle."