Carbon Cloud is a work of fiction that depicts a family's struggle to survive in the "dust bowl" era. In the small town of Parla, Texas. Hank Carpenter works to raise his family despite hardship and tragedy. His beloved wife Sue, daughters Sharla and Jenny, and other colorful family members and townspeople move in and out of Hank's life as he deals with emotional pain and the puzzle of being a father and a man in Depression America.