Book description
'The Outback isn't a place on a map; it's a place in your heart. It's
an attitude, how you treat people, a way of behaving. It's your belief
system, and how a whole nation of Australians often long for a time when
life was simpler, less complicated, more genuine . . . ' Sue Williams
has long been fascinated by the Outback - its striking landscapes, the
salt-of-the-earth characters it breeds, its wonders and its weirdness.
But to date, her focus has been on others' lives. Now putting her
bravest foot forward, Sue sets out to see our country as it really is,
warts and all. She accepts every new challenge that comes her way,
including pregnancy-testing cows at a remote property, joining a cattle
drive across Queensland, visiting the deadliest town in Australia, and
fronting up to a ferocious fighter in the last boxing tent in the world.
It's tough for a city slicker, but she won't stop until she discovers
what the 'real' Outback is all about.
