A posh Englishwoman is sent to a station in New South Wales to learn the ropes, while a search for a lost son with a large inheritance is underway.
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The posh, English daughter of an Australian pastoralist is sent to Kuryong station to learn the ropes. At the same time, a search is underway across the desolate innards of regional New South Wales for the lost son of a wealthy uncle. These stories collide to give a humorous take on the values of family, marriage and hard work, set in the beautiful backdrop of the Australian Outback.
This was Banjo Paterson’s first novel after a string of widely celebrated poems written in the late 1800s.