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The arrival of a new household helper is the catalyst for an intense family drama set on an Outback cattle station in Australia. Thirteen-year-old Danny's brother Jonny has died in an accident; his sister is pregnant and won't name the father; Liz, the hapless new worker, helps the family heal. Both the emotional tumult and the arid setting are well evoked in this first novel.