I have read more tangible accounts of taming the bush, but there is a lot in this book and not quite room for it all to be developed as it could have been. For once there is certainly no reason at all to complain that the book was too long - just that it was too short! This also shows that I enjoyed it, and I did. Bold, businesslike Phillippa makes for a strong and interesting heroine, and anybody tired of reading about alpha males is sure to enjoy reading about a alpha female instead. Australia in the mid 19th century comes to dusty life, and there is the right mix of success and hardship in here to make for a well balanced and satisfying read. I’d definitely read another novel by this author, especially if it was set in Australia.