Australian historical novel. When sisters Dimp and Prim Bettany discover the memoirs of their ancestor John Bettany they are drawn into the world of their family's past. As they read about John's adventures living on the land of the Aboriginal Moth people and his romantic correspondence with convict woman Sarah Bernard, they look at their own lives in a new light. Author's previous titles include 'Schindler's Ark', winner of the 1982 Booker Prize and filmed as the Oscar-winning 'Schindler's List' by Steven Spielberg.