Ngarta and Jukuna lived in the Great Sandy Desert. They traversed country according to the seasons, just as the Walmajarri people had done for thousands of years. But it was a time of change. Desert people who had lived with little knowledge of European settlement were now moving onto cattle stations. Those left behind were vulnerable and faced unimaginable challenges. In 1961, when Jukuna leaves with her new husband, young Ngarta remains with a group of women and children. Tragedy strikes and Ngarta is forced to travel alone. Her survival depends on cunning and courage as she is pursued by two murderers in a vast unforgiving landscape.

First published Fremantle Arts Centre Press 2004. New edition 2016. New edition 2019. Contents: Ngarta's story : a desert tragedy -- Jukuna's story : my life in the desert -- Wangki Ngajukura Jiljingajangka -- the Walmarjarri diaspora -- the world of the two sisters -- working with Ngarta -- working with Jukuna -- Walmajarri pronounciation guide.
Text in English and Walmajarri.