Includes the first two chapters.

Cambridge, 1963.

Charlotte is struggling. With motherhood, with the changes marriage and parenthood bring, with losing the time and the energy to paint. Her husband, Henry, wants things to be as they were and can't face the thought of another English winter.

A brochure slipped through the letterbox gives him the answer: 'Australia brings out the best in you.'

Despite wanting to stay in the place that she knows, Charlotte is too exhausted to fight. Before she has a chance to realise what it will mean, she is travelling to the other side of the world.

Arriving in Perth, the southern sun shines a harsh light on both Henry and Charlotte and slowly reveals that their new life is not the answer either was hoping for. Charlotte is left wondering if there is anywhere she belongs, and how far she'll go to find her way home.