A coming-of-age story with an feisty female protagonist at its heart. Stacey, living quietly with her single mother, is whisked off by her exotic Australian grandmother. First she experiences the delights and luxury of Sydney, then finds herself living in the Outback, having to cope with heat, flies and the very different culture of the Aborigines. How she adapts and finds strengths within herself to do so, reveals a spunky and attractive protagonist and a girl who readers will easily identify with. Accessible, beautifully researched and written by an author who always tells a cracking good story.