A man searching for himself in a land of truth.
In the winter shadows of post-war Yorkshire, young Jimmy dreams of escape—from the cold streets, the factory grind, and the ghosts that follow him home. A chance passage on the RMS Orion sends him halfway across the world, into a land that is vast, harsh, and alive in ways he never imagined.
On the long voyage to Australia, he discovers unlikely friendships: Suraj, the softly spoken Indian migrant hiding his own grief, and Fred and Betty, whose warmth masks the quiet fractures of their marriage. But it’s in the outback—beneath scorching skies, endless dust, and the watchful presence of country—that Jimmy’s real journey begins.
Working beside Aboriginal stockmen, he’s drawn into the rhythms of camp life, cattle work, and a way of understanding land that runs deeper than any map. Their stories, humour, and stillness challenge everything he thought he knew about belonging.
But the outback tests more than courage.
It strips a person down to who they truly are.
When a violent storm, a buried past, and the old racial tensions of the bush converge, Jimmy must choose the man he intends to become—and the history he refuses to repeat.
Outback Odyssey is historical fiction with a contemporary pulse—a story about resilience, truth-telling, and the quiet, stubborn hope that survives in the spaces between cultures.
