A Far-flung Life

THE PHENOMENAL SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER I have so much love for these characters. Truly brilliant ’ FLORENCE KNAPP, author of The Names ' Heart-wrenching' RACHEL JOYCE, author of The Homemade God 'Masterful' GUARDIAN 'I was completely swept away' BONNIE GARMUS, author of Lessons in Chemistry 'Mixes big emotions to intoxicating effect' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, Book of the Month ____________ Outback Western Australia, 1958. For generations, the MacBrides have lived on a remote sheep station, Meredith Downs. A million arid acres, it’s an ocean of land, where the weather is a capricious god, and time still roams untamed. One ordinary day, on a lonely road, under the unending blue sky, patriarch Phil MacBride swerves to avoid a kangaroo. In seconds the lives of the entire MacBride family are shattered. As Lorna, their mother, fights her loss to take charge of the farmstead, while Rose her only daughter runs wild, Fate comes for them yet again. Matt, the youngest MacBride, is plunged into a moral and emotional journey, as he is forced to choose between love and duty, sacrifice and happiness. A sweeping, heart-wrenching, irresistibly witty novel of family and belonging, of compassion and hope, and a powerful testament to the enduring strength of love. ________ 'A world, a story, a cast of characters i lost myself in' JENNIE GODREY, author of The List of Suspicious Things ' Masterful . A remarkable, poignant tale' GUARDIAN 'Intoxicating ' Good Housekeeping Book of the Month ‘Truly a masterpiece. The kind of book you will remember for the rest of your life' JOANNA CANNON, author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep 'Epic, intimate and aching. I loved it’ MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER, author of The Paper Palace ‘Mesmerising and unforgettable , this sweeping novel aches with life’s impossible choices, thrums with love and pain, and imprints itself on your heart. I loved it.’ JOANNA GLEN, author of ALL MY MOTHERS ' One of those rare books that fill the soul' DONAL RYAN, author of Heart be at Peace and The Spinning Heart