This is the story of a young bride who goes with her husband to the "Elsey", an outpost ranch located in the Northern Territory of Australia. This book is set in the late 1890s. The life she finds there, and the people, are engaging and fascinating. The burdens and joys she shoulders as she learns outback methods and manners truly hold your interest completely. It is a story of a time and place that few know anything about. This is an Australian classic and will hold the reader's attention. You will race through this one to find out what happens and what does happen will make you both happy and sad.
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