A thrilling ride through Australia in the 1840s and beyond—based on the amazing true story of the author's own ancestors and the first children's book ever published in Australia

Meet 19th-century Australian girl Charlotte living during the depression of the 1840s,and her modern-day descendant Millie. Their story is one of gaining resilience and growing up, as well as fighting against convention for what you truly believe in—a mother fighting for the right to bring up her children, women’s right to education and independence, a daughter fighting for her own life choices, and a modern-day girl gaining confidence in herself. It is also a story of one of Australia’s early literary families.