Stalwart Appalachian woman finds romance as she struggles to better herself and her people amid prejudice and familial abuse. Stalwart Appalachian woman finds romance as she struggles to better herself and her people amid prejudice and familial abuse. Stalwart Appalachian woman finds romance as she struggles to better herself and her people amid prejudice and familial abuse. Stalwart Appalachian woman finds romance as she struggles to better herself and her people amid prejudice and familial abuse.