THE INCREDIBLE LONG-AWAITED NEW NOVEL FROM THE AWARD-WINNING MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING
AUTHOR OF THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS A sweeping historical family saga set against the rugged
Australian outback A FAR-FLUNG LIFE is an epic novel of love loss and resilience following a
family shattered by tragedy and bound by the secrets they shield in order to live.
____________ 'Utterly glorious. I have so much love for these characters. A truly brilliant
novel ' FLORENCE KNAPP author of The Names 'A big bold story of resilience and hope. I was
completely swept away' BONNIE GARMUS author of Lessons in Chemistry ' A world a story a
cast of characters I truly lost myself in' JENNIE GODFREY author of The List of Suspicious
Things ____________ Outback Western Australia 1958. For generations the MacBrides have
lived on a remote sheep station Meredith Downs. A million arid acres it's an ocean of land
where the weather is a capricious god and time still roams untamed. One ordinary day on a
lonely road under the unending blue sky patriarch Phil MacBride swerves to avoid a kangaroo.
In seconds the lives of the entire MacBride family are shattered. Instead of leaving wounds to
heal Fate comes for them yet again in a twist of consequences that will cause one of them to
lose their life and another to sacrifice theirs for the sake of an innocent child. Matt the
youngest MacBride is plunged into a moral and emotional journey for which there is no map no
guide as he is forced to choose between love and duty sacrifice and happiness. A sweeping
novel of family and belonging of compassion and hope A Far-flung Life is the epic novel about
people trying to do their best each seeking shelter from the storm of life - and a powerful
testament to the enduring strength of love. ________ 'Heart-wrenching and beautifully set. A
gorgeous feast of a novel about family community love and the lengths we will go to save them
all' RACHEL JOYCE author of The Homemade God 'Truly a masterpiece. The kind of book you
will remember for the rest of your life and I love the very bones of it' JOANNA CANNON
author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep 'Epic intimate and aching. I loved it' MIRANDA
COWLEY HELLER author of The Paper Palace 'Mesmerising and unforgettable this sweeping
novel aches with life's impossible choices thrums with love and pain and imprints itself on
your heart. I loved it.' JOANNA GLEN author of ALL MY MOTHERS ' One of those rare books that
fill the soul' DONAL RYAN author of Heart be at Peace and The Spinning Heart
