When Sydney-sider Fiona Collins meets Stuart Higgins at a conference, she isn’t looking for a relationship, let alone the upheaval of falling in love with an intelligent, eco-friendly cotton farmer from rural Queensland. But that’s exactly what’s on the cards…
When Stuart sends Fiona a pair of crusty old boots and a declaration of love 16 days into their fledgling relationship, it’s the start of a love story that endures – in spite of distance, the strain of Stuart’s cotton farm entering its fourth year of drought, and Fiona’s issues with commitment…
Love in the Age of Drought is a delightful fish-out-of-water story about the city-country culture clash overcome by the course of true love. Written with heart and humour, it’s also a moving portrait of country Australia’s capacity for survival and renewal amid a drought that won’t be broken.