It is unusual in plot and will hold the reader's attention to the end by its story of a returned soldier's battle against the elements in an attempt to carve out for himself a home and a living from the land. The scene is laid in a remote part of this State and as the character of David North, the hero, is unfolded he amply proves himself worthy of the title "a dinkum Anzac." Courage he has in full measure and his self-reliance in difficult circumstances will make the reader— especially the new generation—prouder than ever of the men who fought at Gallipoli and in France and were spared to return here to battle on the land.
There is a charming and convincing love romance woven through the story of David North's struggle and in the end, after many vicissitudes and obstacles, David and Betty face life together, not in riches and sheltered plenty, but in a common love for the soil and the bush. The author writes well of country life and country struggles in New South Wales and of nature in every mood.
– Sydney Morning Herald, 29 June 1937, p4
