
Written by Bill Cleaver and Vera Cleaver
A promise to keep her family together tests her resolve against nature's harshness.
In the Great Smoky Mountains, Mary Call vows to honor her father's dying wish: keep her siblings together and refuse help from outsiders. As winter's grip tightens, her resolve is tested by the unforgiving wilderness. Can Mary Call's determination and the mountain's meager offerings sustain them, or will the harsh realities of survival force her to break her promise? This tale of resilience and sacrifice explores the delicate balance between pride and necessity in the face of adversity.
Mary Call has true Appalachian grit. When her dying father makes her promise to keep her brother and sisters together forever on the mountain and take no help from strangers, she is determined to keep her word. No matter what.
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