AustLit

'Paul Anderson, a newly qualified GP in a small village in North Wales, rushes a twelve year old girl to hospital with suspected appendicitis, leaving the clinic in uproar. A few months later he takes her for a drive into the mountains to explain to her the facts of life, a decision that will have enormous significance in the years to come. Paul and Penny meet again when she is sixteen, and the friendship that grew between them when she was a child blossoms into love. But the road ahead has many obstacles, there are many “dragons” they have to face – Penny’s cruel and embittered mother, her alcoholic father, and a society that does not look kindly on the age difference in their relationship. But what could keep them apart forever is a different “dragon” altogether… Laced through with tales of mythology, and a touch of the supernatural, Fighting Dragons is a compelling drama that explores what it truly means to be faithful to another person, and to have faith in yourself.' (Publication summary)