It is 1854 in Melbourne. Gold fever is sweeping through the colony. The Bradshaw family, Thomas, Jane and baby Sarah have newly arrived from England and are making a life for themselves.
Tragedy strikes. Jane dies in childbirth. Three year old Sarah finds herself in an inhospitable land with no family support except a father whose motivations are fuelled by ambition and opportunity.
She experiences abandonment, loneliness and an unwanted...