Beyond the Black Stump

If somewhere is ''beyond the black stump'' it means it is in the deepest darkest wilds of the Australian outback. This is the sun-baked setting for Nevil Shute''s novel of a romance that is tested by the differences between two young people''s home lives. Stanton Laird is sent from his small town in America to work in a remote outpost in Western Australia. While out there he befriends the unconven...