Drawing from a life rich with experience in Australia's Northern Territory, Toni Tapp Coutts brings an authentic voice to her writing. Her work captures the spirit of the outback, exploring themes of resilience, community, and a deep connection to the land. With a distinct narrative style, she illuminates the lives of those who inhabit these vast landscapes. Her prose offers readers a unique window into the realities and enduring strength found in remote Australia.
For fans of Sheryl McCorry's DIAMONDS AND DUST and Sara Henderson, this is the story of Toni Tapp Coutts's extraordinary childhood on the legendary Killarney cattle station in the Northern Territory as the eldest of ten children and daughter of cattle king Bill Tapp.
The sequel to the bestselling A SUNBURNT CHILDHOOD. Now set in the Northern Territory's Gulf country, Toni Tapp Coutts's outback life continues to be full of adventure: running a cattle station with her husband, raising her own family in Australia's remote north, riding in rodeos and making new friends at the Heartbreak Hotel.