Impoverished country bride Cora Abbott receives a mystical celestial fruit in a strange dream, discovering an actual supernatural peach tree blossoming in her yard. Her cruel in-laws swallow the magical fruit and suddenly produce a solid gold ingot, instantly setting off insatiable greed within their miserable household.
Desperate to fund lifesaving medical care for her ailing mother, Cora consumes the remaining magical rind and learns that physical strikes provoke the miraculous transformation within her body. When her predatory relatives squander the enchanted wealth on crooked wagers and assault her defenseless parents, Cora breaks her marital chains, harnessing the fruit's mystical power to build rural commerce and lead her community toward independence.
