Explores the web of connection between East Gippsland and Van Diemen’s Land, First Nations people, intrepid sailors, boat builders, convicts and land-hungry settlers in this tale of adventure, courage, heartbreak and love.

1840s AUSTRALIA

A white woman, cast adrift from European invaders, finds friendship and a sense of belonging with the Gunaikurnai – the First Nations people of East Gippsland, Victoria. She witnesses the rising tide of near annihilation of her new family. Their fate seems sealed. Sarah must make a choice – give herself up to the often brutal, misogynistic and prejudiced authorities who’ve been searching for her over the years or reinvent herself and continue her search for her beloved father, a shipwright, who journeyed to Van Diemen’s Land/Lutruwita in advance of her.

The content of this book has been assessed and approved in relation to cultural accuracy and sensitivity by Gunaikurnai and Palawa First Nations representatives.