June E. (junie) - reviewed on 4/15/2019 + 630 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 3

This is a powerful novel in an almost insurmountable land, the outback of Australia with it's brutal sun, red clay earth, frightful storms and disastrous flooding. This is the story of a cattle ranch run by three brothers and their mother. Each brother has their own land next to each other, however they are three hours away . Essentials and groceries must be ordered six months previous to annual floods

It is a slow story but one gets to know each character intimately and the reader feels like part of the family. When one brother dies, it devastates the family and an all out call to find why and how it happened especially since he left his survival truck full of water and food nearby.

While they all grieve the loss, there are secrets they all rather keep in the past but one by one are revealed. It is a monstrous tale and one you won't forget for a long time.

This writer is superb and am looking forward to her next.
Excellent book

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