Drought, flood, harrowing isolation and horrific accidents – the Australian outback is no place for the faint-hearted. But this book looks into the lives of some of the extraordinary women who live in some of the most remote spots on earth, and salutes their courage, their daring and their humour.
When there’s a need in the outback, there are many ordinary people who, against seemingly insurmountable odds, rally to help. And their stories are as varied, and moving, as the circumstances they find themselves in.
City-slicker Sue Williams abandons her high-rise, high-octane lifestyle to explore the outback. She ends up boxing in Fred Brophy’s Outback Boxing Tent, competing in an outback ironwoman championship and taking part in a cattle drive, even though she’d never been on a horse before … with hilarious results.
Sue Williams travels to the furthest reaches of our country to bring to the world 16 more inspirational stories from some of the toughest, hardiest women in the wildest areas of Australia.
This is the inspiring tale of a truly great Australian, a man who beat poverty and a lack of schooling to become a legendary outback character, running one of the last outback boxing tents in the world.
The amazing true story of a family forced to flee Russia after falling out with the most powerful men in the country, and forced into hiding on one of the last frontiers of the remote Australian outback.
