1967: Young Ella returns to her hometown of Daly Waters. She has left her job at a zoo in Darwin and wants to care for her recovering mother in Daly Waters. She is grateful for the company of her friend Simon, whom she has known since childhood. Her happiness is complete when she establishes an animal rescue center in the town. But she soon discovers that all is not well in turmoil beneath the small-town idyll...

A wonderful Australian novel with a touching love story.