This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.

In outback Australia, Sybylla Melvyn, a headstrong and imaginative teenager, chafes under the limitations of her rural life. Trapped on a struggling farm with a harsh reality, she craves the world found in books and dreams of a different future. Offered the chance to marry the wealthy and kind Harold Beecham, Sybylla hesitates, unsure of her feelings and unwilling to compromise her independence. To escape the monotony and support her family, she takes a job as a governess, facing new challenges and complexities in her pursuit of a "brilliant career" on her own terms.