Peter Cummins

Mike is a lonely Australian boy who, in search of friendship, encounters an Aboriginal native loner and the two form a bond in the care of orphaned pelicans.

A charismatic, young sheep shearer who’s the lead of his crew helps organize a job strike against the rich land tycoons who want the men off the land.

The steamy story of an unfulfilled woman's sexual awakening and quest for liberty unfolds within a stifling marriage in a disapproving town in 1939.