Long before anyone would christen
it “The Dust Bowl,” Nola Merrill senses the destruction.
She’s been drying up bit by bit since the day her mother
died, leaving her to be raised by a father who withholds his
affection the way God keeps a grip on the Oklahoma rain. A
hasty marriage to Russ, a young preacher, didn’t bring the
escape she desired. Now, twelve years later with two
children to raise, new seeds of dissatisfaction take root.
When Jim, a mysterious drifter and long-lost friend from her
husband’s past, takes refuge in their home, Nola slowly
springs to life under his attentions until a single,
reckless encounter brings her to commit the ultimate
betrayal of her marriage. For months Nola withers in the
wake of the sin she so desperately tries to bury. Guilt and
shame consume her physically and spiritually, until an
opportunity arises that will bring the family far from the
drought and dust of Oklahoma. Or so she thinks. As the
storms follow, she is consumed with the burden of her sin
and confesses all, hoping to find Russ’s love strong enough
to stand the test.
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