Daniel Tomelin, a battle-worn veteran with PTSD-haunted by the carnage of World War 1-deserts his wife and children in the Great Depression and becomes a hobo seeking work and relief from his nightmares.
Like scores of other men who abandoned their families during the Depression, Daniel's wounded pride for being unable to care for his wife and children prevents him from going home....
And if her deserting husband has the guts to show his face again, his wife, LaDaisy-who finds the strength and means to provide for her fatherless children while fending off a rapist-may feel like killing him
For fans of Steinbeck's timeless classic, THE GRAPES OF WRATH.