An escape to the tropical north of Australia sees Lydia Hawkins thrust into unfamiliar territory. Is she searching for something lost within herself or is she escaping in the literal sense of the word? Who is the mysterious Dean Connors and what is he running from? What is it that seeks to hurt her and where will she find refuge? There are elements of both beauty and brutality in her future. What she encounters in the Great Southern Land will change her forever.