In the lonesome and arid 1920s Australian Outback, Mary Carson--an affluent landowner and the proud proprietor of the vast sheep station, Drogheda--takes in her humble farmhand brother, Paddy Cleary, and his family. As the young and ambitious Catholic priest, Ralph de Bricassart, meets for the first time Paddy's only daughter, Meggie, little by little, a beautiful friendship and a strong bond will form, against the backdrop of unrequited loves, bitter passions, and desperate inner conflicts. Undoubtedly, strong-willed Mary is the land's undisputed ruler; however, how far is she willing to go in the name of love?
—Nick Riganas