Jessica is a tomboy, the pride of her father, growing up on their farm. One quiet day, the peace of the the bush is shattered by a terrible murder. Only Jessica is able to save the killer from a lynch mob - but will justice prevail in the courts? Nine months after the arduous journey together through the bush, a baby is born… and only Jessica knows the secret of the father's identity.

Set in the harsh Australian countryside against the outbreak of world War I and the years beyond, this story is heartbreaking in its innocence, and shattering in its violence.