'Come to Koomera Crossing, deep in the Australian Outback. It's been more than a decade since Nicole Cavanagh's mother was found dead. But the people of Koomera Crossing are still talking about the rift that her death caused between the Cavanaghs and the McClellands- two powerful and formerly friendly families. Now Nicole has come home to the Outback determined to find out ttat the truth behind her mother's death. Who would have thought that her one ally would be McClelland? There's no one like Margaret Way when it comes to writing about Australia or the the passions of the human heart.' (Publication summary)