Lara, an anthropologist, maps patterns of belonging. Her job is to find connections, relationships, ties. Yet in her personal life Lara's never belonged anywhere. In fact she's an expert at cutting - cutting ties, cutting her losses, cutting out.
But when Lara flees Perth and her boyfriend Sim for Alice Springs and a new job mapping Aboriginal land claims, she doesn't factor in Sim's resolute love for her, nor his determination to make things work. Sim soon follows and together they forge a new life, pursuing their passions and politics, making Alice home.
Then tragedy intervenes and Lara finds her past coming back to haunt them both...
