CeCe D’Apliese has never felt she fitted in anywhere. Following the death of her father, the elusive billionaire Pa Salt - so-called by the six daughters he adopted from around the globe and named after the Seven Sisters star cluster - she finds herself at breaking point.
in desperation, she decides to flee England and discover her past; the only clues she has are a black-and-white photograph and the name of a woman pioneer who lived in Australia over one hundred years ago. En-route to Sydney, CeCe heads to the one place she has ever felt close to being herself: the stunning beaches of Krabi, Thailand. There amongst the backpackers, she meets the mysterious Ace, a man as lonely as she is and whom she subsequently realises has a secret to hide…….
A hundred years earlier, Kitty McBride, daughter of an Edinburgh clergyman, is given the opportunity to travel to Australia as the companion of the wealthy Mrs McCrombie. In Adelaide, her fate becomes entwined with Mrs McCrombie’s family, including her twin nephews: impetuous Drummond, and ambitious Andrew, the heir to a pearling fortune.
When. CeCe finally reaches the searing, dusty plains of the Red Centre of Australia, she begins her search. As something deep within her responds to the energy of the area and the ancient culture of the Aboriginal people, her creativity reawakens and CeCe begins to believe that this wild, vast continent could offer her something she never thought possible: a sense of belonging, and a home……..
