Connor Ford and Ed Tully couldn't be less alike: one the laconic son of a rancher with a gift for taking stunning pictures, the other an extrovert intellectual. The two friends do, however, share two passions. The first is for parachuting into the remote wilderness of America to fight forest fires. The second is for Ed's girlfriend, a beautiful teacher called Julia Bishop.
One golden summer the lives of these three young people are shattered when a single shaft of lightning strikes. The ensuing horror changes their future forever.
Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American West and the wilds of Africa, 'The Smoke Jumper' is an epic story of friendship, passion and honour that charts three people's quest for happiness and self-discovery.
