I bought this book at the local bookshop in town when my husband, daughter and I first moved to Western Australia back in March. After reading the blurb and author details, I found that it was by a Western Australian author who happens to live not too far from where we are!
I really enjoyed this book. This story gets you in right from the beginning. In a rugged, outback setting, we are taken to a large cattle/sheep station run by a young widow. The plot is predominantly based around the issue of cattle stealing with a nice dollop of romance and the themes of loyalty and trust mixed in as well. As the story unfolds and you begin to imagine going through the situations Gemma finds herself in, you too start to question people's loyalty and wonder who you can trust and who you can't.
I found it even more intriguing and interesting because I now live on a large farm property and I can relate to the isolation of living and working on the land in these parts and the issues faced by those in these communities! My favourite part was the feeling I got at the end. I didn't realise that I was holding my breath in suspense, hoping that the people I thought and wanted to be the good guys or girls, actually were. Turns out, I was only wrong about one or two characters and all the rest I was spot on so I felt good and relieved to have it all sorted out. All in all, a great read. 8.5/10
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