An Epic Australian Saga of Love and Survival
Sequel to 'The Feather and the Stone'
The Hamilton and Oatley families are the owners of vast cattle stations in Australia's Top End, the Northern Territory, relying on the annual monsoons to restore their parched land after the long, exhausting dry season. As the rains approach, the outback families prepare to leave for coastal Darwin, looking forward to a few months of relaxation. But this year the ominous storm clouds only serve to remind them of trouble brewing - an Aborigine guerrilla fighter is in the district with some of his men, causing havoc indiscriminately and placing both Zack Hamilton and William Oatley in great danger.
This couldn't have come at a worse time for the two men. William has been trying to cope with a shocking family scandal, and Zack's wife, Sibell, is threatening to leave him. After twenty years she has had enough of the violence and harshness of outback life and yearns for the peace of suburban Perth. As the days drag on, the Aborigines' struggle for survival involves them all in a vicious waiting game until men with revenge in their hearts have to face the truth about themselves.
