The Sound of the Moon, is a lively and compelling story of self discovery and sexual awakening played out against the boisterous optimism of an exclusive boarding school and the deep seated racial tensions of a country town.

Angus MacPherson was raised in the belief that the wealthy pastoral families had their roots as firmly fixed in the land as the river red gum trees which dotted his family’s sheep station. More sportsman than scholar, Angus is anticipating a pleasant final year at Marylebone Grammar School. But with the influx of girls from the sister school, Angus soon finds himself on a collision course with scholarship girl, Helen Goolambin.

The radically outspoken daughter of an aboriginal shearer, Helen’s burning desire for a formal education has brought her all the way from Boong’s Row to this hallowed bastion of the rural establishment.

From their first encounter, the mutual attraction is irresistible but it soon becomes clear that they each carry within themselves a powerful heritage which ought to make them adversaries rather than lovers. Even as the relationship intensifies, Helen can never forget Boong’s Row, the only home which awaits her if she fails in the white man’s world.

This ground breaking novel is available as a paperback for purchase via the internet at a cost of A$19.95 plus air postage and handling. Click here to purchase.