I absolutely loved this Australian historical fiction which looks at the ‘baby on the left hip’ of the drover’s wife and imagines her life. I loved my time with Lillian, I felt she couldn’t have been more real to me. I loved seeing Australia coming of age through her eyes. This is a story that very much does look at love and loss, the power of words and who gets to tell what stories. I could not believe how much fact was here; so much I assumed was fiction, I have gone down so many rabbit holes!!!! I absolutely adored it and felt so lucky to have been able to read an advanced copy. What a masterpiece!
