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'Dr. Andrew Lowman is an Australian Eye Specialist who has a passion for restoring sight to those who would otherwise endure life with poor eyesight or blindness.

'Medical facilities are not easily accessed in the wide-open spaces and isolation of the outback where the air is hot, flies are plenty, and life is tough for those on the land.

'Thanks to the Flying Doctor Service, Andrew and his team are flown in to a cattle station near Bourke, NSW, where they conduct a regular clinic for the Aboriginals and others on the land in the area.

'Their time is divided between two stations and the town of Bourke itself.

'They follow this routine every second week, giving the outback a service it wouldn’t otherwise receive.

'Become a part of the outback – the land, they call home.

'A land as beautiful as it is harsh.

'A land which captures the hearts of all those who live on her.' (Publication summary)

'Bourke, a small country town in outback Australia, home to the mighty Darling River.

'Where skies are bluer than blue, and flies and mozzies abound.

'Where wide open spaces and fresh country air regenerate the spirit.

'It was this small town Ruby's heart led her back to after fifteen long years away.

'The place where Ruby's heart had always belonged.

'Securing a position with the Flying Doctor Service, and working for a local doctor was like a dream come true.

'She was ready to give back to the people who had done so much to help her.

'Her own home, a job she loved, a family and friends she adored.

'Life was good, until.....

'Phil was a man who had grown up with Ruby and he'd had his eye on her for years.

'He'd intended to marry her as soon as he had qualified as a cop and she had qualified as a nurse.

'So, what caused everything to go so horribly wrong?

'Will a disaster bring them together?

'Or will they forever be separated by mistakes from the past?' (Publication summary)