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The head of the family running Jacaranda Vines, one of the wealthiest companies in Australia, dies. His widow decides not to sell the company, but has to enlist the help of her granddaughter to fight off the pressure from bidders. Family secrets are revealed during the process.
In Sydney during the 1960s, the protagonist is attending college when she is summoned to return to the family property, Warratah Cattle Station, to face the ire of her indomitable mother.
