And the one thing that might make her feel better -- playing the piano -- is impossible with her wounded hands.To make matters worse, dust storms are devastating the family farm and all the farms nearby. While others flee from the dust bowl, Billie Jo is left to find peace in the bleak landscape of Oklahoma -- and in the surprising landscape of her own heart.
Fleeing bandits, the group enters Tibet, where they meet the old Lama who rules a monastery. But then the Lama says they have been drawn to him by destiny.