AustLit

'After enduring months of extreme dry, farming couple Dimple and Ruthie face uncertain times. Ruthie receives the news every woman dreads. Meanwhile, a powerful landowner, Wally Oliver, appears on the local radio station, warning smaller farmers like Dimple and Ruthie that they are doomed, that the sooner they leave the land to large operators like him, the better. Bracing for a fight on all fronts, the couple decide to take a road trip to confront Oliver. Along the way, not only is their resolve tested, but their relationship as well.

'Desperate not to dwell on the past but to face up to the future, Dimple and Ruthie make a crucial decision they soon regret. And when the storm clouds finally roll in across the land they love, there’s more than the rain to contend with.

'Told with enormous heart, Small Mercies is a tender love story. It is a story of a couple who feel they must change to endure, and it is the story of the land that is as important as their presence on it.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.