New Mexico, 1837.
Gerald.
Stunned and furious, Suzanna leaves the family\'s mountain valley and takes Alma and her younger brother, Andrew, with her.
When Gerald\'s father shows up in the valley, the truth comes out.
In that time, he\'s never told her that his grandmother was a runaway slave.
Her parents, Gerald and Suzanna, have been married almost ten years.
As New Mexico teeters on the verge of revolution, eight-year-old Alma\'s family experiences an upheaval of its own.
New Mexico, 1837