Set in nineteenth-century Australia, Voss is the story of the secret passion between an explorer & a naive young woman. Although they have met only a few times, Voss & Laura are joined by overwhelming, obsessive feelings for each other. Voss sets out to cross the continent, & as hardships, mutiny & betrayal whittle away his power to endure & to lead, his attachment to Laura gradually increases. Laura, waiting in Sydney, moves through the months of separation as if they were a dream & Voss the only reality.