In the remote frontier of the early nineteen-eighties, Ellie is forced by her biased parents to take her sister's place and marry John, a scarred logging supervisor. Anticipating a brutal and impoverished marriage in the frozen wilderness, she is surprised to discover an extraordinarily devoted partner and a fiercely protective mother-in-law.
Gifted with remarkable intuition for the deep woods, Ellie gathers rare medicinal fungi and ancient ginseng, building a thriving timber trade alongside John. When her envious sister and parasitic relatives show up to claim the spoils, Ellie firmly guards her domestic wealth and newfound happiness.
