After years of dominating Australia s wine industry， Jock Witney dies， leaving his family s business in a shambles. Despite offer worth hundreds of millions for the company， the family is split and unable to agree on the future of Jacaranda Vines. Exhausted after years of Jock s violent temper and exacting ways， it would be a relief to sell Jacaranda to the highest bidder， but Cordelia， Jock s long estranged widow， insists on keeping the winery together.In need of an ally， Cordelia takes her granddaughter on a trip through the harsh Australian outback， sharing with Sophie tales of hardship and secrets from the past. She begins her story with Rose， a young girl running from her native England in hopes of finding a new life in the wild unknown of Australia.From Sussex Downs in the 1830s to modern day Australia， Tamara McKinley s breathtaking new novel traces the lives of several generations of one unforgettable family.