From nineteenth century London to remote outback Australia, two sisters – pulled apart by love – are brought together by tragedy.

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When Harriet Cameron follows her beloved sister, Sarah, to the harsh Australian outback – as dangerous as it is beautiful, as mysterious as it is wild – she is alienated by the casual violence and great injustices of outback life.

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Harriet’s recovery from this alienation begins with her growing friendship with an Aboriginal stockman and her increasing love for the landscape.

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But this fragile happiness is soon threatened by murders at a nearby cattle station and by a menacing station hand who is seeking revenge...