The river is a place of history and secrets. For Ren and Sonny, two unlikely friends, it's a place of freedom and adventure. For a group of storytelling vagrants, it's a refuge. And for the isolated daughter of a cult reverend, it's an escape. Each time they visit, another secret slips into its ancient waters. But change and trouble are coming -- to the river and to the lives of those who love it. Who will have the courage to fight and survive and what will be the cost?

Miles Franklin longlist 2016