The book's purpose is to record the legacy of Pearl Coke, the matriarch of eleven children and thirty-three grandchildren and counting. Her trials and tribulations left a hallmark trial for her descendants and the lives of countless people she has encountered. Pearl Coke, a fighter indeed, has ingrained a principle of family, spirituality, community, and tenacity into the lives of many individuals. It would only be appropriate to leave evidence of such a journey in writing.