A moving & epic tale of one family`s fortunes in the 1920s Australian outback, winner of the 2002 Guardian Children`s Fiction Prize. During the long, hungry years of the Great Depression, Harper Flute`s family struggles to cope with life on the hot, dusty l&. Her younger brother Tin seeks refuge in the contrast of an ancient subterranean world.A world that nurtures, but
- as disturbing events in the community reveal
- can also kill. A world that is silent, yet absorbs secrets. A world that has the power to change lives for ever.