Siblings, Alma Lee and Jacob Holcomb, manage to preserve their self-sufficient existence within an isolated mountain hollow, even after the untimely death of their parents. That is, until Alma Lee is confronted with a life-threatening illness,MoreSiblings, Alma Lee and Jacob Holcomb, manage to preserve their self-sufficient existence within an isolated mountain hollow, even after the untimely death of their parents. That is, until Alma Lee is confronted with a life-threatening illness, forcing them from the refuge of the hollow to confront the unknown perils of the modern world.